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. 2014 Oct 31:823–846.e5. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-4801-3.00069-2

TABLE 69-1B.

Causative Agents of Acute Pneumonia: Viruses

CHILDREN
 ADULTS
Common Common

  • Respiratory syncytial virus

  • Parainfluenza virus types 1, 2, 3

  • Influenza A virus

  • Influenza B virus

  • Rhinovirus

  • Bocavirus

  • Human metapneumovirus

  • Influenza A virus

  • Influenza B virus

  • Respiratory syncytial virus

  • Human metapneumovirus

  • Adenovirus types 4 and 7 (in military recruits)

  • Rhinovirus
Uncommon Uncommon

  • Adenovirus types 1, 2, 3, 5, 14

  • Coxsackievirus

  • Echovirus

  • Hantavirus

  • Measles virus

  • Coronavirus (SARS, MERS-CoV)

  • Coxsackievirus

  • Echovirus

  • Coronavirus (SARS, MERS-CoV)

  • Hantavirus

  • Epstein-Barr virus

  • Cytomegalovirus

  • Parainfluenza virus

  • Herpes simplex virus

  • Human herpesvirus 6

  • Varicella-zoster virus

MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.