TABLE 1.
The 8 viruses in 91 samples detected by DFA in CT and multi-PCR
| Target pathogen | No. (%) of positive by multi-PCR | No (%). of positive by DFA | No of both positive by multi-PCR and DFA | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 80/91(87.9) | 21/91(23.0) | 77.441 | <0.001 | |
| ADV | 72(79.1) | 12(13.1) | 11 | 79.592 | <0.001 |
| FLU A | 8(8.7) | 7(7.6) | 1 | 0.073 | 0.788 |
| FLU B | 1(1.0) | 0 | 0 | >0.999a | |
| RSV | 1(1.0) | 4(4.3) | 1 | 0.368a | |
| hMPV | 2(2.1) | 2(2.1) | 0 | >0.999 | |
| PIV1 | 0（0.0） | 0（0.0） | 0（0.0） | ||
| PIV2 | 3(3.2) | 0（0.0） | 0（0.0） | 0.246a | |
| PIV3 | 4(4.3) | 2(2.1) | 1 | 0.682a |
a
P-value was estimated by Fisher’s exact test. Double positive of the eight viruses were found in 14 samples by multi-PCR, and in 6 samples by CT.