Research Article

Etiology of Coinfections in Children with Influenza during 2015/16 Winter Season in Nepal

Table 2

Distribution pattern of respiratory pathogen coinfection among children in influenza A-positive cases (n = 120).

PathogensAge group (year)Total (%)
<5 (%)6–10 (%)10–12 (%)

RV10 (5.7)6 (3.4)6 (3.4)22 (12.6)
RSV A/B8 (4.6)4 (2.3)3 (1.7)15 (8.6)
AV9 (5.1)3 (1.7)1 (0.6)13 (7.4)
EV3 (1.7)1 (0.6)1 (0.6)5 (2.8)
MPV A/B3 (1.7)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)4 (2.3)
M. pneumoniae2 (1.1)1 (0.6)1 (0.6)4 (2.3)
BV1 (0.6)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)2 (1.1)
PIV-11 (0.6)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)2 (1.1)
PIV-31 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
CoV-OC432 (1.1)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)3 (1.7)
CoV-229E1 (0.6)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)2 (1.1)
CoV-HKU17 (4.0)2 (1.1)1 (0.6)10 (5.7)

RV, rhinovirus; RSV A/B, respiratory syncytial virus A-B; AV, adenovirus; EV, enterovirus; MPV A/B, metapneumovirus A-B; M. pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumonia; BV, bocavirus; PIV-1, parainfluenza virus-1; PIV-3, parainfluenza virus-3; CoV-OC43, coronovirus-OC43; CoV-229E, coronavirus-229E; CoV-HKU1, coronavirus-HKU1.