Table 6

PAF matrix for RSV and influenza

Age group (PAF%)
<12 Months12–<36 Months≥36 Months
RSV
Season
 October–December48.038.120.0
 January–March48.135.619.2
 April–September23.516.74.8
Influenza virus
Season
 October–December-*8.03.8
 January–March11.09.530.3
 April–September3.0-*4.8
  • No estimates for S. pneumoniae are presented due to its high prevalence in the control group (see Methods for details) and for PIV and metapneumovirus due to low overall detection numbers.

  • *None detected in cases or controls.

  • PAF, population attributable fraction; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.