TABLE 6.
Correlation between EBA and neutralization assay for the analysis of the immune response of 37 rotavirus-infected children
| Assay | G serotype of infecting virus (no. of samples) | Mean age (mo) | No. of children showing seroconversion to the indicated virus strain
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wa | S2 | Price | ST3 | |||
| EBAa | G1 (12) | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| G3 (25) | 10 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total (37) | 9.6 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Neutralization | G1 (12) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| G3 (25) | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total (37) | 21 | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
a
The children’s sera examined by the EBA seroconverted to either VP4 or VP7.