Table 59-2.
Detection of Common Respiratory Viruses in Representative Hospital-based Studies in Tropical Countries
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Children with Viral Infection (%)* |
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| Country | No. of Patients | RSV | ADV | PIV | Flu | HRV | Reference |
| Malaysia | 180 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 151 |
| Kenya | 822 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 152 |
| Pakistan | 1492 | 32.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | — | 153 |
| Thailand | 596 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 4.2 | — | 154 |
| Philippines | 537 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | — | 155 |
| India | 809 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | — | 23 |
ADV, adenovirus; Flu, influenza virus; HRV, human rhinovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.
*
Viruses were detected by isolation in cell culture or by antigen detection with immunofluorescence. Serology for some viruses was used in addition to viral isolation.