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Table 3 Etiology of severe pneumonia cases reported to the severe pneumonia surveillance system based on case reviews by the Clinical Network, Thailand 2010–2015

From: Enhanced surveillance for severe pneumonia, Thailand 2010–2015

Findings of review cases with positive laboratory result that met SevPn case definition

Age < 5 year

Age > 5 years

Fatal cases (%)

Non-fatal cases (%)

Overall (%)

Fatal cases (%)

Non-fatal cases (%)

Overall (%)

N = 14

N = 268

N = 282

N = 53

N = 77

N = 130

Virusa

6 (42.8)

114 (42.5)

120 (42.5)

13 (24.5)

29 (37.6)

42 (32.3)

 RSV

1 (7.1)

67 (25.0)

68 (24.1)

0

8 (10.4)

8 (6.1)

 Adenovirus

1 (7.1)

18 (6.7)

19 (6.7)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.3)

2 (1.5)

 Human metapneumovirus

1 (7.1)

13 (4.8)

14 (4.9)

0

3 (3.9)

3 (2.3)

 Influenza virus A (H1N1) pdm009

1 (7.1)

2 (0.7)

3 (1.1)

6 (11.3)

6 (7.8)

12 (9.2)

 Parainfluenza type 3

1 (7.1)

5 (1.8)

6 (2.1)

1 (1.9)

4 (5.2)

5 (3.8)

 Influenza virus A/H3

0

1 (0.3)

1 (.3)

4 (7.5)

3 (3.9)

7 (5.4)

 Parainfluenza type 1

0

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

0

3 (3.9)

3 (2.3)

 Influenza virus B

1 (7.1)

2 (0.7)

3 (1.1)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.3)

2 (1.5)

 Parainfluenza type 2

0

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

0

0

0

Bacteriab

3 (21.4)

41 (15.3)

45 (15.9)

23 (43.4)

18 (23.4)

41 (31.5)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

1 (7.1)

9 (3.3)

10 (3.5)

3 (5.6)

6 (7.8)

9 (6.9)

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

0

8 (2.9)

8 (2.8)

0

0

0

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum

0

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0

0

0

Haemophilus influenzae

0

7 (2.6)

7 (2.5)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.3)

2 (1.5)

Moraxella catarrhalis

0

9 (3.3)

9 (3.2)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.3)

2 (1.5)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

2 (14.2)

2 (0.7)

4 (1.4)

4 (7.5)

3 (3.9)

7 (5.4)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

0

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

6 (11.3)

1 (1.3)

7 (5.4)

Staphylococcus aureus

0

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (3.8)

3 (3.9)

5 (3.8)

Acinetobacter baumannii

0

0

0

1 (1.9)

2 (2.6)

3 (2.3)

Escherichia coli

0

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

2 (3.8)

0

2 (1.5)

Burkholderia pseudomallei

0

0

0

2 (3.8)

0

2 (1.5)

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

0

0

0

1 (1.9)

0

1 (0.7)

Legionella spp.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

0

0

0

0

1 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

Mixed detection

5 (35.7)

112 (41.8)

117 (41.4)

15 (28.3)

26 (33.7)

41 (31.5)

 Mixed viral detection

0

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

2 (3.8)

1 (1.3)

3 (2.3)

 Mixed bacterial detection

1 (7.1)

15 (5.6)

16 (5.7)

5 (9.4)

10 (12.9)

15 (11.5)

 Mixed viral and bacterial detection

4 (28.6)

94 (35.1)

98 (34.7)

8 (15.1)

15 (19.4)

23 (17.7)

Inconclusive

0

0

0

2 (3.8)

4 (5.2)

6 (4.6)

  1. aSingle viral pathogen identified
  2. bSingle bacterial pathogen identified