Assessment of the Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR Tests in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Process of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: A Single-Center Experience

Table 2

Prevalence of pathogens and rates of codetection.

	Single pathogen	Bacterial coinfection	Viral coinfection	Coinfection with; PNP	Mixed coinfection viral and bacterial	Total number
H. influenzae	0	1	11	0	2	14
S. pneumoniae	0	2	3	0	3	8
S. aureus	3	3	2	0	3	11
Klebsiella	0	0	1	0	1	2
Moraxella	0	0	2	0	1	3
Mycoplasma	1	0	0	0	0	1
Legionella	0	0	1	0	1	3
RSV	11	4	6	1	1	23
RH	5	4	2	1	7	19
AdV	3	1	2	0	5	11
hMPV	3	0	2	0	2	7
CMV	1	1	2	2	4	10
INF	0	1	0	0	0	1
ENTERO	1	1	0	0	0	2
PINF	1	0	2	0	0	3
CORO	1	2	0	0	2	5
BOC	1	1	0	1	0	3
PNP	4	0	4	0	1	9

AdV: adenovirus; BOC: bocavirus, CMV: cytomegalovirus, CORO: coronavirus, Entero: enteroviruses, hMPV: human metapneumovirus, INF: influenza virus, PINF: human parainfluenza virus; PNP: Pneumocystis jiroveci, RH: rhinovirus; and RSV: respiratory syncytial virus.