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Table 2 Respiratory pathogens prevalence in nasopharyngeal samples from 52 children hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia with parapneumonic empyema (CAP + PPE) or community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

From: Viral and bacterial pathogens identification in children hospitalised for severe pneumonia and parapneumonic empyema

Pathogens

CAP + PPE (na = 28)

CAP (n = 24)

Rhinovirus

8

10

Bocavirus

3

0

Parainfluenza viruses

4

4

hMPVb

4

1

HCoV-NL-63c

2

0

RSVd

2

2

Influenza A and B

0

2

Adenovirus

1

0

M. pneumoniae

0

2

S. pneumoniae

15

21

S. aureus

2

2

No pathogen detection

5

3

Mono viral detection

6

17

Dual viral detection

8

1

  1. Data are presented as number of samples positive for bacteria and/or viruses
  2. an = total number
  3. bhMPV = human metapneumovirus
  4. cHCoV-NL-63 = coronaviruses
  5. dRSV = respiratory syncytial virus