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 5
Prevalence of respiratory pathogens in seasons.
Autumn n = 104 (%)
Winter n = 200 (%)
Spring n = 151(%)
Summer n = 79 (%)
Total N = 534
value
Human rhinovirus
52 (50)
61 (30.5)
55 (36.4)
33 (41.8)
201
0.008
Respiratory syncytial virus
2 (1.9)
92 (46)
30 (19.9)
0
124
<0.0001
Parainfluenza
14 (13.5)
10 (5)
6 (4)
5 (6.3)
0.014
Influenza A
0
26 (13)
3 (2)
0
29
<0.0001
Human metapneumovirus
0
12 (6)
14 (9.3)
1 (1.3)
27
0.003
Adenovirus
3 (2.9)
3 (1.5)
9 (6)
7 (8.9)
22
0.022
Coronavirus
6 (5.8)
3 (1.5)
6 (4)
5 (6.3)
20
0.14
Enterovirus
7 (6.5)
4 (2)
5 (3.3)
2 (2.5)
18
0.17
Influenza B
0
4 (2)
0
0
4
0.08
Bordetella pertussis
5 (4.8)
5 (2.5)
8 (5.3)
13 (41.9)
31
0.00012
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
2 (1.9)
0
0
0
2
0.04
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
4 (3.8)
2 (1)
5 (3.3)
3 (3.8)
14
0.337
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. Autumn: September-October-November; winter: December-January-February; spring: March-April-May; summer: June-July-August.
