Organisms detected in patients with LRTI and controls
| Organism | Patients(N = 80) | Controls(N = 49) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall detection rate | 55 (69%) | 7 (14%) | <0.001 |
| No of organisms detected | 79 | 9 | <0.001 |
| Viral detection rate | 49 (63%) | 6 (12%) | <0.001 |
| No of viruses detected | 57 | 6 | <0.001 |
| Rhinoviruses | 26 (33%) | 1 | <0.001 |
| Influenza viruses | 19 (24%) | 3 | 0.019 |
| Coronaviruses | 5 | 2 | 0.873 |
| Parainfluenza viruses | 3 | 0 | 0.441 |
| RSV | 2 | 0 | 0.691 |
| Enteroviruses | 2 | 0 | 0.691 |
| Bacterial detection rate | 21 (26%) | 3 (6%) | 0.013 |
| No of bacteria detected | 22 | 3 | 0.006 |
| S pneumoniae | 15 (19%) | 2 (4%) | 0.034 |
| H influenzae | 5 | 0 | 0.189 |
| M catarrhalis | 1 | 0 | 0.804 |
| M pneumoniae | 1 | 0 | 0.804 |
| C pneumoniae | 1 | 0.804 | |
| L pneumophila | 0 | 0 | – |