Table 2

RSV detections by country and age group for sentinel and non-sentinel specimens.



Sentinel


Non-sentinel

Country
Age group (years)
Total number of specimens tested
Number of specimens tested positive for RSV
Percentage positive (%)
Number of specimens tested positive for RSV

England
0–4
49
20
40.8
3,982

5–14
63
16
25.4
13

15–64
307
77
25.1
60

> 65
45
13
28.9
11

NK
11
1
9.1
85

Total
475
127
26.7
4,151
Scotland
0–4
29
3
10.3
1,474

5–14
67
0
-
24

15–64
444
13
2.9
56

> 65
58
3
5.1
19

NK



15

Total
598
19
3.2
1,588
France
0–4
426
52
12.2


5–14
442
20
4.5


15–64
557
14
2.5


> 65
32
0
-


Total
1,457
86
5.9
1,748
Netherlands
0–4
0
-
-


5–14
7
0
-


15–64
42
0
-


> 65
7
1
14.3


Total
56
1
1.8
1,757

NK: not known

Meerhoff et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:128   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-128