Clinical Study

Viral Aetiology in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Jinan, Northern China

Table 2

Spectrum of respiratory virus infections according to age groups.

14–25 years 26–65 years ≥66 years Total

Patients number 266 303 27 596
Total positives (number/%)114/42.86111/36.636/22.22231/38.76
Single infections (number/%)94/35.33 103/33.99 6/22.22 203/34.06
Multiplex infections (number/%)20/7.52 8/2.64 0 28/4.70
IFV62/23.31 60/19.802/7.41 124/20.81
 IFVA22/8.27 22/70262/7.4146/7.72
 IFVB38/14.26 37/12.21075/12.58
 IFVC2/0.751/0.3303/0.50
HBoV27/10.15 21/6.931/3.7049/8.22
HRV18/6.77 11/3.631/3.7030/5.03
EV13/4.88 9/2.970/022/3.69
RSV7/2.63 6/1.982/7.4115/2.52
PIV1/0.38 4/1.3205/0.84
HMPV05/1.6505/0.84
ADV4/1.501/0.3305/0.84
HCoV2/0.752/0.6604/0.67

IFV: influenza virus; HBoV: human bocavirus; HRV: human rhinovirus; EV: enterovirus; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; PIV: parainfluenza virus; HMPV: human metapneumovirus; ADV: adenovirus; HCoV: human coronavirus.