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Table 4 RT-PCR Results in children with acute respiratory tract infections

From: Single- and multiple viral respiratory infections in children: disease and management cannot be related to a specific pathogen

RT-PCR results

N

Proportion out of total

(n = 560 cases)

Detection in single infections

Proportion out of total single infections (n = 331)

Detection in multiple infections

Proportion out of total multiple infections (n = 126)

Negative

103

18.4%

    

Single

331

59.1%

    

Dual

106

18.9%

    

Triple

18

3.2%

    

Quadruple

2

0.4%

    

RSV

291

52.0%

200

60.4%

91

72.2%

RV

72

12.9%

30

9.1%

42

33.3%

HCoV

71

12.7%

24

7.3%

47

37.3%

HAdV

45

8.0%

14

4.2%

31

24.6%

hMPV

42

7.5%

23

6.9%

19

15.1%

FLU

33

5.9%

21

6.3%

12

9.5%

PIV

29

5.2%

9

2.7%

20

15.9%

HBoV

22

3.9%

10

3.0%

12

9.5%

  1. RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RV Rhinovirus, HCoV Human Coronavirus, HAdV Human Adenovirus, hMPV Human metapneuvirus, FLU Influenzavirus, PIV Parainfluenza virus, HBoV Human Bocavirus