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Table 5 Viruses identified at baseline in trial participants

From: Efficacy and safety of iota-carrageenan nasal spray versus placebo in early treatment of the common cold in adults: the ICICC trial

 

I-C

Placebo

Total number of patients tested (N)

98

97

Number of virus positive patientsa, b (N, %)

53 (54.1)

54 (55.7)

Influenza Type A

1 (1.0)

2 (2.1)

Picornavirus (including HRV and HEV)

30 (30.6)

28 (29.3)

 Positive qualitative picornavirus assay

26 (26.5)

26 (26.8)

 Positive qualitative enterovirus assay

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

 Positive resultc on panenterhino/Ge/08 assay

27 (27.6)

28 (28.9)

 Quantifiable result on panenterhino/Ge/08 assay

22 (22.4)

24 (24.7)

Human metapneumovirus

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

Coronavirus

23 (22.4)

19 (19.6)

 Coronavirus 229E

1 (1.0)

2 (2.0)

 Coronavirus HKU1

1 (1.0)

2 (2.1)

 Coronavirus NL63

9 (9.2)

4 (4.1)

 Coronavirus OC43

12 (12.2)

11 (11.3)

Adenovirus

0 (0.0)

2 (2.1)

Respiratory syncytial virus

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

Parainfluenza

5 (5.1)

5 (5.2)

 Type 1

3 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

 Type 2

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

 Type 4

1 (1.0)

4 (4.1)

  1. Categories are not exclusive; patients may appear in more than one category
  2. aEight patients were positive for 2 different viruses
  3. bNo patient tested positive for influenza B, human bocavirus, human paraecho virus, or parainfluenza 3
  4. cDetectable (quantifiable or non-quantifiable) result at baseline