Table 2.
Viruses detected in 150 paired nasal swabs
| Parameter | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Concordant mailed/frozen paired specimens | 109 | 72.7 |
| Discordant mailed/frozen paired specimens | 41 | 27.3 |
| No virus identified | 100 | 66.7 |
| Single virus only identified | 41 | 27.3 |
| Concordant | ||
| Rhinovirus | 6 | |
| Parainfluenza 2 | 2 | |
| HCoV 229E | 3 | |
| Bocavirus | 4 | |
| Discordant | ||
| Rhinovirus (mailed: 4; frozen: 3) | 7 | |
| Parainfluenza 2 (mailed: 2) | 2 | |
| Adenovirus (mailed: 3) | 3 | |
| WU (mailed: 2) | 2 | |
| HCoV‐229E (mailed: 1) | 1 | |
| Bocavirus (mailed: 5; frozen: 6) | 11 | |
| Two viruses identified | 6 | 4.0 |
| Concordant | ||
| Rhinovirus and HCoV‐229E | 1 | |
| Rhinovirus and adenovirus | 1 | |
| Discordant | ||
| Bocavirus (mailed) and rhinovirus (frozen) | 1 | |
| WU (mailed) and bocavirus (frozen) | 1 | |
| Parainfluenza 2 (mailed) and bocavirus (frozen) | 1 | |
| Influenza A (mailed) and bocavirus (frozen) | 1 | |
| Three viruses identified | 2 | 1.3 |
| Discordant | ||
| Rhinovirus (mailed/frozen), adenovirus (mailed) and bocavirus (mailed) | 1 | |
| Rhinovirus (frozen), parainfluenza 3 (frozen) and HCoV‐229E (frozen) | 1 | |