A novel sampling method to detect airborne influenza and other respiratory viruses in mechanically ventilated patients: a feasibility study

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 4 Virus detected in each patient

Subjects	Status^a	Airway	Serology	Inspiratory	Expiratory
1	Infected			Influenza	Influenza
2	Infected	RSV		Influenza	Influenza
3	Infected			Influenza	Influenza
4	Infected	Rhinovirus		Influenza	Influenza
5	Control
6	Infected	Influenza		PIV	Influenza
7	Infected			Influenza	PIV
8	Infected	Rhinovirus
9	Control			Influenza	Influenza
10	Infected
11	Infected	Rhinovirus		Influenza
12	Control			Influenza
13	Infected	PIV
14	Control			Influenza	Influenza
15	Infected	Rhinovirus		Influenza	Influenza
16	Infected	RSV		Influenza
17	Infected
18	Infected
19	Infected
20	Infected
21	Infected	Influenza		Influenza
22	Infected	Influenza
23	Infected		Influenza
24	Infected	Influenza
25	Infected	HMPV			HMPV
26	Infected	Influenza
27	Infected	Influenza		Influenza
28	Infected	Influenza		Influenza	Influenza
29	Infected	Influenza			Influenza
30	Infected	Influenza	Influenza		Influenza
31	Control				Influenza
32	Infected	Influenza		Influenza
33	Infected			Influenza
34	Infected	Influenza		Influenza	Rhinovirus
35	Infected	Influenza	Influenza

RSV respiratory syncytial virus, HMPV human metapneumovirus, PIV parainfluenza virus
^aIn this column, “Infected” refers to any of the following status; (1) bacterial infection, (2) viral infection or (3) viral–bacterial co-infection