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Table 1 Pathogens Identified in Hospitalized Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

From: Etiologic spectrum and occurrence of coinfections in children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

Pathogen

No. of Episodes

Total No. of

Episodes

Coinfection

Coinfection

With Virusesa

Coinfection

With Bacteriaa

Virusesb

 RSV

60 (30.9)

31 (16.0)

35 (18.0)

194

 Rhinovirus

89 (47.6)

23 (12.3)

73 (39.0)

187

 Bocavirus

33 (64.7)

13 (25.5)

21 (41.2)

51

 Parainfluenza 1–3

8 (23.5)

1 (2.9)

8 (23.5)

34

 Influenza A or Bc

4

2

3

8

 Metapneumovirusc

2

1

1

3

 Adenovirusc

1

1

0

4

Bacteriab

M. pneumoniae

69 (51.5)

63 (47.0)

14 (10.4)

134

S. pneumoniae

13 (52.0)

5 (20.0)

8 (32.0)

25

H. influenzae

7 (63.6)

4 (36.4)

3 (27.3)

11

M.catarrhalis c

6

3

3

8

S. aureus c

1

1

0

2

  1. aThe categories of coinfection with bacteria and with viruses are not mutually exclusive
  2. bData are n (%)
  3. cThe percentages are not listed because the total episodes is too small