Table 3 Isolated pathogens during asthma exacerbation
Total | No obesity | Obesity | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 407* | n = 236 | n = 171 | ||
Virus | ||||
Influenza | 67/407 (16.5) | 41/236 (17.4) | 26/171 (15.2) | 0.560 |
Human rhinovirus | 37/328 (11.3) | 23/196 (11.7) | 14/132 (10.6) | 0.751 |
RSV | 17/326 (5.2) | 10/194 (5.2) | 7/132 (5.3) | 0.953 |
Metapneumovirus | 14/326 (4.3) | 7/195 (3.6) | 7/131 (5.3) | 0.444 |
Coronavirus | 12/328 (3.7) | 9/196 (4.6) | 3/132 (2.3) | 0.374 |
Parainfluenza | 10/328 (3.0) | 6/196 (3.1) | 4/132 (3.0) | 1.000 |
Adenovirus | 3/328 (0.9) | 1/196 (0.5) | 2/132 (1.5) | 0.567 |
Enterovirus | 1/264 (0.4) | 0 | 1/105 (1.0) | 0.398 |
Bacteria | ||||
S. pneumoniae | 25/407 (6.1) | 15/236 (6.4) | 10/171 (5.8) | 0.833 |
P. aeruginosa | 17/407 (4.2) | 12/236 (5.1) | 5/171 (2.9) | 0.282 |
C. pneumoniae | 10/217 (4.6) | 9/119 (7.6) | 1/98 (1.0) | 0.024 |
K. pneumonia | 9/407 (2.2) | 5/236 (2.1) | 4/171 (2.3) | 1.000 |
M. pneumoniae | 9/254 (3.5) | 4/138 (2.9) | 5/116 (4.3) | 0.736 |
H. influenzae | 8/407 (2.0) | 4/236 (1.7) | 4/171 (2.3) | 0.725 |
E. coli | 6/407 (1.5) | 4/236 (1.7) | 2/171 (1.2) | 1.000 |
MRSA | 4/407 (1.0) | 2/236 (0.8) | 2/171 (1.2) | 1.000 |
M. catarrhalis | 3/407 (0.7) | 1/236 (0.4) | 2/171 (1.2) | 0.575 |
MSSA | 2/407 (0.5) | 0 | 2/171 (1.2) | 0.176 |
S. maltophilia | 2/407 (0.5) | 2/236 (0.8) | 0 | 0.512 |
B. pertussis | 1/126 (0.8) | 0 | 1/54 (1.9) | 0.429 |