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. 2011 Mar 21;16(6):766–772. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02757.x

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