Research Article

Patterns of Human Respiratory Viruses and Lack of MERS-Coronavirus in Patients with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Southwestern Province of Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Viruses identified in patients with upper respiratory tract infection.

VirusesSingle infections Coinfections All infections
Number (%)Number (%)Number (%)

hRV29 (46.8)7 (26.9)36 (40.9)
hCoV-OC439 (14.5)5 (19.2)14 (15.9)
hCoV-HKU12 (3.2)02 (2.3)
hCoV-NL631 (1.6)01 (1.1)
hRSV-A1 (1.6)2 (7.7)3 (3.4)
hRSV-B7 (11.3)2 (7.7)9 (10.2)
FluA7 (11.3)5 (19.2)12 (13.6)
FluB2 (3.2)0 (0.0)2 (2.3)
EV2 (3.2)1 (3.9)3 (3.4)
hAdv1 (1.6)4 (15.4)5 (5.7)
hMPVA1 (1.6)01 (1.1)

Coinfections include all viruses detected from the 13 coinfected patients (2 × 13).
Includes viruses detected in single infections (62) and in coinfections (26).