Table 2.
Detection rate of common respiratory pathogens with combined-MS methods (n = 302).
| Pathogens | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Any pathogen | 255 (84.4) |
| Any bacteria | 196 (64.9) |
| L. pneumophila | 3 (1.0) |
| B. pertussis | 10 (3.3) |
| M. pneumoniae | 45 (14.9) |
| C. pneumonia | 1 (0.3) |
| S. pneumoniae | 62 (20.5) |
| H. influenzae | 67 (22.2) |
| S. aureus | 36 (11.9) |
| M. catarrhalis | 25 (8.3) |
| P. aeruginosa | 6 (2.0) |
| A. baumannii | 7 (2.3) |
| K. pneumoniae | 9 (3.0) |
| E. coli | 10 (3.3) |
| Any virus | 170 (56.3) |
| Human coronavirus (HCoV) | 8 (2.7) |
| HCoV-229E | 5 (1.7) |
| HCoV-HKU1 | 1 (0.3) |
| HCoV-NL63 | 0 (0) |
| HCoV-OC43 | 2 (0.7) |
| Adenovirus (AdV) | 30 (9.9) |
| Enteroviruses (EV) | 31 (10.3) |
| Human bocavirus (HBoV) | 13 (4.3) |
| Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) | 7 (2.3) |
| HMPV-A | 6 (2.0) |
| HMPV-B | 1 (0.3) |
| Human rhinovirus (HRV) | 27 (8.9) |
| Influenza (IFV) | 27 (8.9) |
| IFV-A-H1 | 13 (4.3) |
| IFV-A-H3 | 2 (0.7) |
| IFV-B | 12 (4.0) |
| Parainfluenza virus (PIV) | 12 (4.0) |
| PIV-1 | 1 (0.3) |
| PIV-2 | 0 (0) |
| PIV-3 | 11 (3.6) |
| PIV-4 | 0 (0) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | 80 (26.5) |
| RSV-A | 50 (16.6) |
| RSV-B | 30 (9.9) |