Fig. 5: Co-colonisation/infection status of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients.

a Profile of co-colonisation/infection pathogens in nasopharyngeal/throat swabs. Prevalence of b Staphylococcus aureus and c Streptococcus pneumoniae co-colonisation in suspected and confirmed COVID-19. The horizontal bars represent the median and interquartile range (IQR). Data were analysed using Kruskal–Wallis test (PCR-confirmed COVID-19, n = 39; PCR−/IgG+ SARI, n = 23; PCR−/IgG− SARI, n = 22). COVID-19 coronavirus disease of 2019. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.