Research Article

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

Table 3

Distribution pattern of respiratory pathogen coinfection among children in influenza B-positive cases (n = 55).

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

RV3 (1.7)1 (0.6)0 (0.0)4 (2.3)
BV2 (1.1)1 (0.6)1 (0.6)4 (2.3)
RSV A/B2 (1.1)1 (0.6)1 (0.6)4 (2.3)
AV1 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
MPV A/B1 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
M. pneumoniae1 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
PIV-11 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
PIV-31 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
CoV-OC432 (1.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (1.1)
CoV-HKU12 (1.1)1 (0.6)1 (0.6)4 (2.3)

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