Prevalence and seasonality of common viral respiratory pathogens, including Cytomegalovirus in children, between 0–5 years of age in KwaZulu-Natal, an HIV endemic province in South Africa

Table 1 Demographic distribution and specimen characteristics

Variables	N	%
Male	1175	54.1
Female	932	42.9
Gender not stated	65	3.0
Total	2172	100
Age (months)
0–6	1599	73.6
7–12	232	10.7
13–24	204	9.4
25–60	137	6.3
Total	2172	100
Facility type^a
District	245	11.3
Tertiary	374	17.2
Specialised	1553	71.5
Total	2172	100
Respiratory multiplex results
Positive	834	45.7
Negative	989	54.3
Total	1823	100
CMV results
Positive	416	58.3
Negative	298	41.7
Total	714	100

^aIn South Africa health facilities are categorised into district, tertiary and specialised according to the level of care

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