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Table 2 Prevalence of RPP target pathogens among SARS-CoV-2-positive and -negative specimens

From: Broad respiratory testing to identify SARS-CoV-2 viral co-circulation and inform diagnostic stewardship in the COVID-19 pandemic

The RPP target detected

Specimens with SARS-CoV-2 detected

Specimens with SARS-CoV-2 not detected

Overall

(nā€‰=ā€‰1 141)

ā€‰ā‰„ā€‰1 RPP target also detected

(nā€‰=ā€‰39)

Overall

(nā€‰=ā€‰51,129)

1 RPP target detected

(nā€‰=ā€‰5 322)

ā€‰ā‰„ā€‰2 RPP target detected

(nā€‰=ā€‰362)

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

Endemic coronaviruses

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Ā 229E

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.2

98

1.7

89

2.5

9

Ā NL63

0.2

2

5.1

2

1.1

565

9.2

488

19.6

71

Ā OC43

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.3

140

2.4

128

2.7

10

Ā HKU1

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.3

136

2.2

119

4.7

17

Influenza viruses

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Ā A

0.1

1

2.6

1

1.1

555

9.4

502

12.2

44

Ā B

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.5

236

3.9

207

7.5

27

Respiratory syncytial virus

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Ā A

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.7

379

6.0

319

16.0

58

Ā B

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.1

59

1.0

55

1.1

4

Parainfluenza viruses

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Ā 1

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.1

45

0.6

33

2.8

10

Ā 2

0.1

1

2.6

1

0.1

43

0.6

33

2.8

10

Ā 3

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.1

56

0.9

49

1.7

6

Ā 4

ā€“

0

ā€“

0

0.2

89

1.2

62

7.2

26

Enterovirus/rhinovirus

2.3

26

66.7

26

4.3

2 201

36.2

1 925

64.9

235

Human metapneumovirus

0.1

1

2.6

1

1.6

820

13.6

725

24.0

87

Adenovirus

0.7

8

20.5

8

0.9

441

6.1

324

29.3

106

M. pneumoniae

0.1

1

2.6

1

0.6

296

5.0

264

8.6

31

  1. Bold to just highlight all of the data in the percentage columns (every other column)
  2. RPP Respiratory Pathogen Panel