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Table 1 Infectious agents detected among 83 university students with acute pharyngitis

From: Throat and nasal swabs for molecular detection of respiratory viruses in acute pharyngitis

 

Flocked nasal swab sample

Rayon throat swab sample

Either sample

Rhinovirusa

18

16

22

Coronavirus

8

7

10

Influenza A virus

8

8

8

Metapneumovirus

4

2

4

Respiratory syncytial virus

2

0

2

Adenovirus

1

1

1

Parainfluenza virus

1

1

1

Influenza B virus

1

0

1

No. of samples (patients) with viruses detectedb

43 (43)

35 (34)

49 (48)

No. of patients with β-hemolytic streptococcib,c

  

20

  1. aOf 22 patients with enterovirus/rhinovirus-positive samples, 18 could be unambiguously subtyped with PCR and sequencing as rhinoviruses
  2. bEight patients had a viral–streptococcal co-infection. One patient had a viral co-infection of rhinovirus and coronavirus HKU1
  3. cBeta-hemolytic streptococci were detected by rapid antigen detection (group A) and/or culture (group A, C, and G) outside our study, during routine clinical care. Group A species were also detected within the study using PCR
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Virology Journal

ISSN: 1743-422X