Table 5. Viral pathogens detected on respiratory samples.
| Virus | Endotracheal
tube viral PCR N = 20 |
Nasopharyngeal
aspirate viral PCR N = 79 |
Nasopharyngeal
swab viral PCR N = 20 |
Total
N = 119 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 8 | 33 | 7 | 48 |
| Rhinovirus | 2 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| Enterovirus | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Adenovirus | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Human metapneumovirus | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Parainfluenza | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Picornaviruses (undifferentiated) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Influenza A | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total pathogen detections | 13 | 77 | 23 | 113 |
| Any pathogen detected on test | 10 (50%) | 62 (78%) | 16 (80%) | 88 (74%) |
PCR: polymerase chain reaction.