Table 4 Sputum and OPS Concordance
Items | Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concordant Sputum/OPS paired specimens | 349 | 79.3% | ||
No pathogen identified | 45 | 10.2% | ||
Single pathogen identified | 230 | 52.3% | ||
RSV | 75 | 17.0% | ||
HRV | 48 | 10.9% | ||
HMPV | 40 | 9.1% | ||
Influenza A | 33 | 7.5% | ||
Influenza B | 15 | 3.4% | ||
HPIV | 8 | 1.8% | ||
MP | 5 | 1.1% | ||
HBoV | 3 | 0.7% | ||
HCoV | 3 | 0.7% | ||
Two or three pathogens identified | 74 | 16.8% | ||
Discordant Sputum/OPS paired specimens | 91 | 20.7% | ||
Completely inconsistent | 2 | 0.5% | ||
Partially consistent: more types of pathogen in Sputum | 71 | 16.1% | ||
Partially consistent: more types of pathogen in OPS | 16 | 3.6% | ||
Partially consistent: 1 pathogen inconsistent, others are consistent | 2 | 0.5% | ||