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. 2021 May 20;5(1):e001111. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001111

Table 3.

Microbiological results from nasopharynx swabs in children with acute bronchiolitis treated at hospital in Oslo, Norway, before and after introduction of new treatment guidelines in 2013

2009 2014 2017
n=303 n=278 n=286
RS-virus (n (%)) 181 (59.7) 206 (74.1) 214 (74.8)
Rhinovirus (n (%)) * 126 (45.3) 117 (40.9)
Other viruses (n (%)) 63 (20.8) 78 (28.1) 73 (25.5)
Bacteria (n (%)) 5 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 4 (1.4)
Two or more agents (n (%)) 11 (3.6)* 79 (28.4) 56 (19.6)
Negative results (n (%)) 87 (28.7)* 16 (5.8) 12 (4.2)

*Rhinovirus was not tested for in 2009.

RS-virus, respiratory syncytial virus.