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Table 2 Association between age groups and respiratory virus infection

From: Respiratory viruses in children hospitalized for acute lower respiratory tract infection in Ghana

 

Age (months)

 

≤ 5

6 to 23

24 to 60

p -value

 

(n = 30)

(n = 59)

(n = 39)

 

Infections

    

Patients infected with at least one virus, no.(%)

6(20.0)

18(30.5)

9(23.1)

0.549

Respiratory syncytial virus, no (%)

4(13.3)

9(15.3)

5(12.8)

1.000

Adenovirus, no. (%)

2(6.7)

8(13.6)

3(7.7)

0.596

Parainfluenza 1, no. (%)

0 (0.0)

1(1.7)

1 (2.6)

1.000

Parainfluenza 3, no. (%)

0 (0.0)

2(3.4)

1(2.6)

0.798

Influenza B, no.(%)

0 (0.0)

1(1.7)

0 (0.0)

1.000