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Table 2 Percentages (numbers tested and positive) of pathogens besides B.pertussis causing respiratory symptoms in term and preterm infants. Denominators are specified per cell

From: Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

 

Total group (n = 676)

Probable and certain term infants (n = 596)a

Certain term infants (n = 388)b

Preterm infants (n = 80)

Respiratory syncytial virus

21% (62/293)

19% (49/257)

20% (34/169)

36% (13/36)c,d

Influenzavirus

34% (38/112)

31% (29/93)

35% (22/62)

47% (9/19)

Adenovirus

36% (35/98)

33% (27/82)

35% (18/51)

50% (8/16)

Human metapneumovirus

35% (28/81)

32% (22/68)

32% (12/37)

46% (6/13)

parainfluenzavirus

33% (25/76))

28% (18/65)

28% (12/43)

64% (7/11)c,d

Rhinovirus

57% (40/70)

56% (33/59)

63% (25/40)

64% (7/11)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

29% (19/65)

27% (15/55)

30% (10/33)

40% (4/10)

Bocavirus

56% (9/16)

42% (5/12)

44% (4/9)

100% (4/4)

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

41% (12/29)

48% (12/25)

60% (9/15)

0% (0/4)

Chlamydia psittaci

0% (0/1)

0% (0/1)

not tested

not tested

Cytomegalovirus

33% (4/12)

22% (2/9)

33% (2/6)

67% (2/3)

Coronavirus

56% (18/32)

50% (14/28)

56% (9/16)

100% (4/4)

Coxiella burnetii

0% (0/7)

0% (0/6)

0% (0/4)

0% (0/1)

Enterovirus

39% (9/23)

42% (8/19)

40% (6/15)

25% (1/4)

Haemophilus influenzae

75% (3/4)

75% (3/4)

100% (3/3)

not tested

Klebsiella oxytoca

100% (1/1)

not tested

not tested

100% (1/1)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

100% (2/2)

100% (1/1)

100% (1/1)

100% (1/1)

Legionella

43% (3/7)

50% (3/6)

60% (3/5)

0% (0/1)

Moraxella catarrhalis

100% (5/5)

100% (4/4)

100% (3/3)

100% (1/1)

Bordetella parapertussis

0% (0/5)

0% (0/3)

0% (0/3)

0% (0/2)

Parechovirus

0% (0/3)

0% (0/2)

0% (0/2)

0% (0/1)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

100% (3/3%)

100% (1/1)

100% (1/1)

100% (2/2)

  1. aterm infants in main analysis
  2. bterm infants in the sensitivity analysis
  3. csignificant difference between certain+probable terms and preterms (main analysis)
  4. dsignificant difference between certain terms and preterms (sensitivity analysis)