Table 4 Detection rates of acute pneumonia-causing bacteria in wastewater samples collected from six WWTPs in Yongin, Korea.
From: Development of a wastewater based infectious disease surveillance research system in South Korea
Bacteria | PCR positive samples by WWTP location, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | A (24)* | B (24)* | C (24)* | D (24)* | E (24)* | F (24)* | Pooled (144)* |
Mycoplasma pneumonia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
Legionella pneumophila | 6 (25) | 4 (17) | 4 (17) | 8 (33) | 5 (21) | 6 (25) | 33 (23) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 22 (92) | 22 (92) | 23 (96) | 20 (83) | 21 (88) | 22 (92) | 130 (90) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 24 (100) | 24 (100) | 24 (100) | 24 (100) | 24 (100) | 23 (96) | 143 (99) |
Bordetella pertussis | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 2 (1) |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae | 3 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 4 (3) |
Bordetella parapertussis | 2 (8) | 4 (17) | 2 (8) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (13) | 12 (8) |
