Table 1.
Pathogen types detected in childhood community‐acquired pneumonia in children aged from 6 months to 14 years according to distribution, January‐December, 2015 (N = 1500)
| Age group (n, %) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen Type | 6m‐1Y (n = 212) | 1‐3Y (n = 502) | 3‐5Y (n = 455) | 5‐14Y (n = 331) | χ 2 | P‐value |
| RSV | 62 (4.13) | 63 (4.20) | 31 (2.07) | 17 (1.13) | 36.549 | <0.001 |
| ADV | 13 (0.87) | 30 (2.00) | 24 (1.60) | 8 (0.53) | 16.147 | 0.001 |
| IVA | 7 (0.47) | 23 (1.53) | 17 (1.13) | 14 (0.93) | 8.705 | 0.033 |
| IVB | 7 (0.47) | 18 (1.20) | 13 (0.87) | 13 (0.87) | 10.706 | 0.005 |
| PIV‐1 | 7 (0.47) | 21 (1.40) | 12 (0.80) | 4 (0.27) | 15.091 | 0.002 |
| PIV‐2 | 6 (0.40) | 24 (1.60) | 10 (0.67) | 7 (0.47) | 17.766 | <0.001 |
| PIV‐3 | 9 (0.60) | 22 (1.50) | 11 (0.73) | 5 (0.30) | 13.511 | 0.004 |
| HMPV | 0 (0) | 4 (0.27) | 1 (0.07) | 0 (0) | 1.800 | 0.180 |
| M. pneumoniae | 82 (5.47) | 198 (13.20) | 98 (6.53) | 108 (7.20) | 67.053 | <0.001 |
| Others | 61 (4.07) | 229 (15.27) | 314 (20.93) | 205 (13.67) | 163.969 | <0.001 |
| χ 2 | 159.827 | 932.620 | 1551.128 | 906.331 | ||
| P‐value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
RSV, respiratory syncytial viruses; ADV, adenovirus; IVA, influenza A virus; IVB, influenza B virus; PIV‐1, parainfluenza virus 1; PIV‐2, parainfluenza virus 2; PIV‐3, parainfluenza virus 3; HMPV, human metapneumoviruses.