05 October 2023 : Clinical Research
Clinical Presentation and Co-Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Children Under 5 Years with Non-COVID-19 Bacterial and Viral Respiratory Tract Infections: A Prospective Study in Białystok, Poland (2021-2022)
Katarzyna Zdanowicz
1CEF, Dawid Lewandowski2B, Piotr Majewski 3B, Kinga Półkośnik 1B, Nikolina Liwoch-Nienartowicz 2B, Joanna Reszeć-Giełażyn 4AB, Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn 1A, Artur Sulik 2ACDF, Kacper Toczyłowski 2ACDEFG*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941785
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941785
Table 2 Distribution of respiratory pathogens in children under age 5 with acute respiratory tract infections.
| Pathogens | No. detected, n (%) | Co-detected, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 (48%) | 41 (85%) | |
| 30 (30%) | 26 (87%) | |
| HRV | 32 (32%) | 21 (66%) |
| HCoV OC43 | 4 (3%) | 2 (50%) |
| HAdV | 16 (16%) | 14 (88%) |
| HBoV | 8 (8%) | 4 (50%) |
| HCoV NL63 | 2 (2%) | 2 (100%) |
| HCoV 229E | 1 (1%) | 1 (100%) |
| HPIV 2 | 8 (8%) | 7 (89%) |
| HPIV 3 | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| hRSV-A | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| hRSV-B | 4 (4%) | 4 (100%) |
| Flu A H3 | 2 (2%) | 1 (50%) |
| EV | 2 (2%) | 2 (100%) |
| HMPV | 4 (4%) | 2 (50%) |
| HMPV – human metapneumovirus; EV – enterovirus; HPIV – human parainfluenza viruses; HRV – human rhinovirus; HCoV 229E – human coronavirus 229E; HCoV NL63 – human coronavirus NL63; HCoV OC43 – human coronavirus OC43; FluA – influenza A virus with H3 subtyping; hRSV-A – human respiratory syncytial virus subtype A; hRSV-B – human respiratory syncytial virus subtype B, HAdV – human adenovirus; HBoV – human bocavirus. | ||