Additional file 1: Figure S1. of The contribution of respiratory pathogens to fatal and non-fatal respiratory hospitalizations: a pilot study of Taqman Array Cards (TAC) in Kenya

Schematic diagram of the two versions of Taqman array cards (TAC) used in the study. Table S1. Viral and bacterial pathogens detected using Taqman array cards (TAC) among non-fatal and fatal cases and asymptomatic controls, by age group, western Kenya, 2009-11. Table S2. Distribution of respiratory pathogens among cases (non-fatal and fatal) and corresponding asymptomatic controls in rural western Kenya, 2009-11. (DOCX 614 kb

Signs and Symptoms associated with pH1N1 rRT-PCR-positive test results.

<p>*This information was not obtained from patients <5 years old.</p

Demographic characteristics of 285 patients with acute respiratory illness who presented to Kibera Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya and had specimens collected, Oct–Nov 2009.

<p>*16 people were tested for HIV.</p

Flow chart outlining enrollment in the pH1N1 viral shedding study undertaken in Kenya from Oct 14–Nov 25, 2009.

<p>Flow chart outlining enrollment in the pH1N1 viral shedding study undertaken in Kenya from Oct 14–Nov 25, 2009.</p

Kaplan Meier plot showing the probability of rRT-PCR-positive pH1N1 test result by day after symptom onset.

<p>Kaplan Meier plot showing the probability of rRT-PCR-positive pH1N1 test result by day after symptom onset.</p

Number of surveillance participants and exclusions from study analysis – Kibera and Lwak, Kenya, 2009–2010.

<p>Number of surveillance participants and exclusions from study analysis – Kibera and Lwak, Kenya, 2009–2010.</p

Demographics of Laboratory-Confirmed pH1N1 Patients, and Case Household and Comparison Household Persons, and Family Size of Case Households and Comparison Households – Lwak, Kenya, 2009–2010.

a<p>We calculated the <i>P</i>-values to compare case and comparison households by using Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test for sex and age group, and Wilcoxon signed rank test for age and family size.</p>b<p>Std  =  standard deviation.</p>c<p>Min  =  minimum.</p>d<p>Max  =  Maximum.</p>e<p>Analyses of case households family size does not include the index cases.</p

Number (%) of Secondary Influenza-Like Illness Among Case Households and Influenza-Like Illness Among Comparison Households – Kibera and Lwak, Kenya, 2009–2010.

a<p>CI  =  confidence interval.</p

Percentage (number) of Secondary Influenza-Like Illness Among Household Contacts of Confirmed pH1N1 patients, by Household Contact Age and by Patient Age – Kibera and Lwak, Kenya, 2009–2010.

a<p>CI = confidence interval.</p>b<p>We calculated the p-values using chi-square tests.</p

Demographics of Laboratory-Confirmed pH1N1 Patients, and Case Household and Comparison Household Persons, and Family Size of Case Households and Comparison Households – Kibera, Kenya, 2009–2010.

a<p>We calculated the <i>P</i>-values to compare case and comparison households by using Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test for sex and age group, and Wilcoxon signed rank test for age and family size.</p>b<p>Std  =  standard deviation.</p>c<p>Min  =  minimum.</p>d<p>Max  =  Maximum.</p>e<p>Analyses of case households family size does not include the index cases.</p