Table 2

Association between age groups and respiratory virus infection

Age (months)

≤ 5

6 to 23

24 to 60

p-value

(n = 30)

(n = 59)

(n = 39)

Infections

Patients infected with at least one virus, no.(%)

6(20.0)

18(30.5)

9(23.1)

0.549

Respiratory syncytial virus, no (%)

4(13.3)

9(15.3)

5(12.8)

1.000

Adenovirus, no. (%)

2(6.7)

8(13.6)

3(7.7)

0.596

Parainfluenza 1, no. (%)

0 (0.0)

1(1.7)

1 (2.6)

1.000

Parainfluenza 3, no. (%)

0 (0.0)

2(3.4)

1(2.6)

0.798

Influenza B, no.(%)

0 (0.0)

1(1.7)

0 (0.0)

1.000

Kwofie et al. Virology Journal 2012 9:78   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-9-78