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Table 3 Types of viral infection in different age groups in the second year

From: Prevalence of viral pathogens in a sample of hospitalized Egyptian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a two-year prospective study

 

Children < 1 year

Children 1–2 years

Children > 2–5 years

Children > 5 years

Total

hMPV

3(6.8%)

7 (15.9%)

10 (22.7%)

24 (54.5%)

44 (43.6%)

Human rhinovirus

4 (11.4%)

8 (22.9%)

6 (17.1%)

17 (48.6%)

35 (34.7%)

Pan coronavirus

2 (14.3%)

3 (21.4%)

2 (14.3%)

7 (50%)

14(13.8%)

Parainfluenza virus 3

4 (12.1%)

4 (12.1%)

13 (39.4%)

12 (36.4%)

33 (32.7%)

Influenza B

1 (7.1%)

2 (14.3%)

3 (21.4%)

8 (57.1%)

14 (13.8)

hRSV

2 (16.7%)

2 (16.7%)

3 (25%)

5 (41.7%)

12 (11.9%)

Influenza A

0

0

7 (70%)

3 (30%)

10 (9.9%)

Total (age group)

7 (8%)

16 (18.4%)

26 (29.9%)

38 (43.7%)

87 (86.1%)

  1. hMPV: Human metapneumovirus
  2. hRSV: Human respiratory syncytial virus