Table 3 Presence of respiratory viruses in nasopharyngeal swabs of nursing home residents and nursing home staff members with acute respiratory infections during the 6-month observational study
From: Viral respiratory infections in a nursing home: a six-month prospective study
| Viruses detected by PCR | Residents | URTI no. (%) | LRTI no. (%) | Staff | URTI no. (%) | LRTI no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI, n | 56 | 15 (26.8) | 41 (73.2) | 44 | 43 (97.7) | 1 (2.3) |
| PCR negative, n (%) | 22 (39.3) | 8 (53.3) | 14 (34.1) | 23 (52.3) | 23 (53.5) | 0 |
| PCR positive, n (%) | 34 (60.7) | 7 (46.6) | 27 (65.9) | 21 (47.7) | 20 (46.5) | 1 (100) |
| RSV, n (%) | 5 (8.9) | 0 | 5 (12.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hRV/EV, n (%) | 3 (5.0) | 0 | 3 (7.3) | 9 (18.2) | 9 (20.9) | 0 |
| hMPV, n (%) | 4 (7.1) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) | 0 |
| hCoV, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.6) | 2 (4.7) | 0 |
| AdV, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hBoV, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIV, n (%) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (6.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| InfV A, n (%) | 21 (37.5) | 4 (26.7) | 17 (41.5) | 9 (20.4) | 8 (18.6) | 1 (100) |