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Table 1 Respiratory viruses identified in swab samples from 329 patients with influenza-like illness in Bangui, Central African Republic, by age group

From: First introduction of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 and detection of respiratory viruses in pediatric patients in Central African Republic

Age group

Number of cases

Respiratory virus detected (N positive/N tested (%))

H1N1pdm09

RSV

PIV 1

PIV 3

Influenza B

All

0-6 m

61

0/61

3/61 (4.9)

1/61 (1.6)

2/61 (3.3)

5/61 (8.2)

11/61 (18.0)

6 m-1y

73

0/73

2/73 (2.7)

2/73 (2.7)

2/73 (2.7)

7/73 (9.6)

13/73 (17.8)

1-2y

123

2/123 (1.6)

2/123 (1.6)

1/123 (0.8)

2/123 (1.6)

8/123 (6.5)

15/123 (12.2)

2-5y

49

2/49 (4.0)

2/49 (4.0)

0/49

1/49 (2.0)

3/49 (6.1)

8/49 (16.3)

6-15y

23

1/23 (4.3)

1/23 (4.3)

0/23

0/23

0/23

2/23 (8.6)

All

329

5/329 (1.5)

10/329 (3.0)

4/329 (1.2)

7/329 (2.1)

23/329 (6.9)

49/329 (14.8)

  1. m, months; y, years, H1N1pdm09, pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; PIV, parainfluenza virus.