Table 7 Comparison between frequencies of sole bacterial and sole viral infection among 91 children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia and detected aetiology, after excluding cases with co-infection
Aetiology | Severity by the World Health Organization 2000 criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Non-severe (n = 24) | Severe (n = 58) | Very severe (n = 9) | |
Sole bacterial infection | 3 (12.5) | 17 (29.3) | 5 (55.6) |
Sole viral infection | 21 (87.5) | 41 (70.7) | 4 (44.4) |