Table 46.2.
Frequency of virus detection, by age, in 809 subjects with acute respiratory infection
| NO. OF CHILDREN OF INDICATED AGE IN WHOM VIRUS DETECTED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virus | <1 year (n = 359) | 1 year (n= 226) | 2 years (n= 92) | 3 years (n = 74) | >4 years (n = 58) |
| RSV | 108 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| Influenza A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Influenza B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Parainfluenza 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Parainfluenza 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Parainfluenza 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Adenovirus | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Other viruses positivea | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Total No. (%) | 177 (49) | 79 (35) | 42 (46) | 29 (39) | 15 (26) |
a
Two different viruses were isolated in 11, 10, 3 and 1 children of <1, 2, 3 and ≥4 years of age, respectively.
Reproduced with permission from Jacob John et al. 1991.13