Table 2 The distribution of agents according to age group
From: Multipathogen infections in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections
Agent Group | 1-6 mo; n = 41 | 7 mo-1 yr; n = 53 | 1-3 yr; n = 105 | 3-6 yr; n = 75 | > 6 yr; n = 42 | Total; n = 316 | ||||||
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| Â | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b | Total no. (%)a | Coinfection no. (%)b |
RSV | 1 (2.4) | 1 (100) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (100) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (100) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 6 (1.9) | 6 (100) |
Adv | 10 (24.4) | 5 (50) | 11 (20.8) | 6 (54.5) | 28 (26.7) | 21 (75.0) | 20 (26.7) | 18 (90.0) | 7 (16.7) | 7 (100) | 77 (24.4) | 58 (75.3) |
CP | 3 (7.3) | 3 (100) | 6 (11.3) | 6 (100) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (100) | 17 (5.4) | 16 (94.1) |
MP | 6 (14.6) | 4 (66.7) | 9 (17.0) | 8 (88.9) | 21 (20.0) | 15 (71.4) | 12 (16.0) | 9 (75.0) | 5 (11.9) | 4 (80.0) | 53 (16.8) | 40 (75.5) |
Flu A | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 6 (11.3) | 6 (100) | 39 (37.1) | 36 (92.3) | 40 (53.3) | 35 (87.5) | 12 (28.6) | 11 (91.7) | 97 (30.7) | 88 (90.7) |
Flu B | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 6 (11.3) | 6 (100) | 33 (31.4) | 32 (100) | 39 (52.0) | 37 (94.8) | 13 (31.0) | 11 (84.6) | 91 (28.8) | 86 (94.5) |
PIV 1 | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (100) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (97.0) | 4 (5.3) | 4 (100) | 2 (4.8) | 2 (100) | 11 (3.5) | 11 (100) |
PIV 2 | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (100) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (100) | 3 (4.0) | 3 (100) | 3 (7.1) | 2 (66.7) | 9 (2.8) | 8 (88.9) |
PIV 3 | 2 (4.9) | 2 (100) | 5 (9.4) | 3 (60) | 5 (4.8) | 5 (100) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (100) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (100) | 17 (5.4) | 15 (88.2) |
Episodes | 13 (31.7) | 6 (46.1) | 22 (41.5) | 14 (63.6) | 59 (56.2) | 31 (52.5) | 51 (68.0) | 39 (76.5) | 19 (45.2) | 14 (73.7) | 164 (51.9) | 114 (69.5) |