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Table 2 Distribution of viruses among SARI patients using single and multiplex PCR

From: Identification of viral and bacterial pathogens from hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory illness in Lusaka, Zambia, 2011–2012: a cross-sectional study

Singleplex PCR (n = 297)

Multiplex PCR (n = 199)

 

Single infection

Co-infection

Total

 

Single infection

Co-Infection

 

Viral pathogen

n (%)*

n (%)

Viral pathogen

n (%)

n (%)

Total

HRV

34 (11.4)

23 (7.7)

57

HRV

3 (1.5)

45 (22.1)

48

HPIV 1

6 (2.0)

2 (0.7)

8

HPIV 1

0 (0)

15 (7.5)

15

HPIV 2

4 (1.3)

4 (1.3)

8

HPIV 3

21 (0.1)

10 (5.0)

31

HPIV 3

3 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

4

Cor43

1 (0.5)

22 (11.0)

23

RSV

24 (8.1)

23 (7.7)

45

HPIV 4

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0

HADV

27 (9.1)

26 (8.7)

50

RSVA + B

8 (4.0)

59 (29.6)

67

HMPV

11 (3.7)

3 (1.3)

14

CMV

58 (29.1)

357 (179.4)

415

    

HADV

4 (2.0)

69 (34.7)

73

HMPV

0 (0.0)

41 (20.6)

41

    

EV/PV

1 (0.5)

12 (6.0)

13

    

COR 229

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0

    

COR 63

1 (0.5)

22 (11.1)

23

    

COR HKU

0 (0.0)

1 (0.0)

1

    

HBoV

0 (0.0)

77 (38.7)

77

Total

109 (36.7)

82 (27.6)

184

Total

78 (39.2)

730 (366.8)

808

  1. *The total number of specimens tested by each assay was used as the denominator for each percentage and the total of co-infections is high than total tested because of instances were one virus had multiple infections with other pathogens.