Table 3 Spectrum of the identified pathogens from naso-pharyngeal swabs by age-groups
Age-group | S. pneumo (n = 185) | S. aureus (n = 72) | RhinoVirus (n = 71) | FLu A/B (n = 40) | HRSV A/B (n = 35) | Corona-virus (n = 31) | HPIV (n = 22) | EV (n = 21) | HBoV (n = 16) | Othersa (n = 32) | Total number of pathogens identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 year (n = 71) | 61 ( 85,9 ) | 16 (22,5) | 29 ( 40,8 ) | 6 (8,5) | 14 (19,7) | 10 (14,1) | 7 (9,9) | 5 (7) | 4 (5,6) | 9 (12,7) | 161 |
1–5 years (n = 123) | 104 ( 84,6 ) | 37 ( 30,1 ) | 27 (22,0) | 27 (22,0) | 20 (16,3) | 14 (11,4) | 11 (8,9) | 8 (6,5) | 6 (4,9) | 16 (13,0) | 270 |
6–15 years (n = 14) | 10 ( 71,4 ) | 7 ( 50,0 ) | 2 (14,3) | 4 (28,6) | 0 | 2 (14,3) | 2 (14,3) | 3 (21,4) | 2 (14,3) | 2 (14,3) | 34 |
> 15 years (n = 42) | 10 (23,8) | 12 ( 28,6 ) | 13 ( 31,0) | 3 (7,1) | 1 (2,4) | 5 (11,9) | 2 (4,8) | 5 (11,9) | 4 (9,5) | 5 (11,9) | 60 |