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Table 2 Distribution of the different RNA viruses in 2,219 cases of community-acquired pneumonia in children 2 to 35 months of age diagnosed at a field clinic in Bhaktapur, Nepal, from July 2004 to June 2007

From: RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study

 

Number of isolates

All pneumonia cases

Virus positive cases

  

(n = 2,219)

(n = 887)

Virus

n

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

RSV

334

15.1 (13.6 to 16.6)

37.7 (34.5 to 40.9)

Influenza A

164

7.4 (6.3 to 8.6)

18.5 (16.0 to 21.2)

PIV type 3

129

5.8 (4.9 to 6.9)

14.5 (12.3 to 17.0)

PIV type 1

98

4.4 (3.6 to 5.4)

11.0 (9.1 to 13.3)

hMPV

93

4.2 (3.4 to 5.1)

10.5 (8.5 to 12.7)

Influenza B

84

3.8 (3.0 to 4.7)

9.5 (7.6 to 11.6)

PIV type 2

17

0.8 (0.4 to 1.2)

1.9 (1.1 to 3.1)

  1. CI = confidence interval; hMPV = human metapneumovirus; PIV = parainfluenza virus; RSV = respiratory syncytial virus.