Epidemiology of Respiratory Pathogens in Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and Impact of the Multiplex PCR Film Array Respiratory Panel: A 2-Year Study
Table 3
Distribution of respiratory pathogens in each age group.
[< 6 months] n = 292 n (%)
[6 months –1 Year] N = 114 n (%)
[1–2 Years] N = 42 n (%)
[2–5 years] N = 40 n (%)
[>5 years] N = 46 n (%)
Total N = 534 n (%)
value
Human rhinovirus
116 (39.9)
42 (36.8)
19 (45.2)
11 (27.5)
13 (27.7)
201 (37.6)
0.274
Respiratory syncytial virus
94 (32.3)
19 (16.7)
5 (11.9)
4 (10)
2 (4.3)
124 (23.2)
0.000001
Parainfluenza
11 (3.8)
15 (13.2)
2 (4.8)
3 (7.5)
4 (8.5)
35 (6.6)
0.014
Influenza A
6 (2.1)
8 (7)
5 (11.9)
8 (20)
2 (4.3)
29 (5.4)
0.000019
Human metapneumovirus
12 (4.1)
9 (7.9)
3 (7.1)
3 (7.5)
0
27 (5.1)
0.213
Adenovirus
8 (2.7)
9 (7.9)
4 (9.5)
0
1 (2.1)
22 (4.1)
0.028
Coronavirus
12 (4.1)
4 (3.5)
1 (2.4)
2 (5)
1 (2.1)
20 (3.7)
0.92
Enterovirus
11 (3.8)
4 (3.5)
2 (4.8)
0
1 (2.1)
18 (3.4)
0.731
Influenza B
2 (0.7)
1 (0.9)
0
1 (2.5)
0
4 (0.7)
0.670
Bordetella pertussis
26 (8.9)
1 (0.9)
2 (4.8)
1 (2.5)
1 (2.1)
31 (5.8)
0.015
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
1 (0.3)
1 (0.9)
0
0
0
2 (0.4)
0.867
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
3 (1)
3 (2.6)
3 (7.1)
2 (5)
3 (6.4)
14 (2.6)
0.045
PIV includes piv1, piv2, piv3, and piv4. CoV includes CoV HKU1, CoV NL63, CoV OC43, and CoV 229E. Influenza A includes Inf A/H1-2009, Inf A/H1, and Inf A/H3.
