Table 2 Respiratory pathogens detected in the studied samples.

From: Incidence of common respiratory pathogens among patients with severe acute respiratory infection during COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

Pathogen

n (%)

Positive for any infection

488 (81.5)

Pathogens detected in the study sample

 SARS-CoV-2

158 (26.4)

 Other corona viruses

175 (29.2)

 Para-Influenza viruses

118 (19.7)

 Influenza viruses

111 (19.5)

 Adenoviruses

70(11.7)

 Enteroviruses

64 (10.7)

 Human Rhinovirus

50 (8.3)

 Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV)

41 (6.8)

 Bocavirus

28 (4.7)

 Other viruses

 

 Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

36 (6.0)

 Pneumocystis Jirovecii

67 (11.2)

 Chlamydia pneumoniae

32 (5.3)

 Gram positive organisms

89 (14.9)

 Gram negative organisms

249 (41.6)

Co-infections in the study sample

 Single infection

132 (22)

 Double

92 (15.4)

 Triple or more

233 (44.1)