Table 3 Prevalence of viruses in acute and stable asthmatics
Virus | Acute (N= 70) | Stable (N= 80) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. | % | No. | % |
Total virus ( p = 0.018) | 24 | 34.3 | 14 | 17.5 |
Virus not present | 46 | 65.7 | 66 | 82.5 |
RV ( p = 0.005) | 18 | 25.7 | 7 | 8.8 |
RV/Total virus | 0.75 | 75.0 | 0.50 | 50.0 |
RSVA | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
RSV B | 2 | 2.9 | 4 | 5.0 |
Influenza A | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
Influenza B | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Coronavirus OC43 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Coronavirus NL63 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
Coronavirus 229E | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Coronavirus SARS | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
EV | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 |
PIV 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
PIV 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
PIV 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
hMPV | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
Adenovirus | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Co-infection with 2 viruses | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.3 |
   -Influenza A & RSV B | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
   - Influenza A &RV | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
   - RV & RSV B | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 |