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Table 3 Participant viral infections

From: Influence of viral infection on the relationships between airway cytokines and lung function in asthmatic children

 

N

% of total

Surveillance collection (N = 410)

  

 No virus

288

70.2

 Virus

94

22.9

Rhinovirus

 Single infections

46

11.2

 Multiple infections

4

1.0

Non-rhinovirus

 Single infectionsa

39

9.5

 Multiple infections

5

1.2

Cold collection (number of pooled samples = 92)

  

 No virus

55

60.0

 Virus

28

30.4

Rhinovirus

 Single infections

20

21.7

 Multiple infections

2

2.2

Non-rhinovirus

 Single infectionsb

6

6.5

 Multiple infections

0

0.0

  1. aCoronavirus 229E/NL63 (9), RSV A (8), coronavirus OC43 (5), RSV B (4), influenza A (4), influenza B (3), adenovirus (2), metapneumovirus (2), parainfluenza 2 (2)
  2. bInfluenza A (2), influenza B, coronavirus 229E/NL63, parainfluenza 2, RSV B