Table 3

Microbiological results from nasopharynx swabs in children with acute bronchiolitis treated at hospital in Oslo, Norway, before and after introduction of new treatment guidelines in 2013

200920142017
n=303n=278n=286
RS-virus (n (%))181 (59.7)206 (74.1)214 (74.8)
Rhinovirus (n (%))*126 (45.3)117 (40.9)
Other viruses (n (%))63 (20.8)78 (28.1)73 (25.5)
Bacteria (n (%))5 (1.7)0 (0.0)4 (1.4)
Two or more agents (n (%))11 (3.6)*79 (28.4)56 (19.6)
Negative results (n (%))87 (28.7)*16 (5.8)12 (4.2)
  • *Rhinovirus was not tested for in 2009.

  • RS-virus, respiratory syncytial virus.