TABLE 1.
Distribution of G and P types of HRV strains isolated during an epidemic outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Nicaragua 2005
| Age | No. of positive cases/no. of cases (%) | VP7 typing (no. of cases)a
|
VP4 typing (no. of cases)b
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | G9 | Mix | P[8] | ||
| 0-5 mo | 11/11 (100) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 6-11 mo | 19/32 (59) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 12-23 mo | 20/29 (69) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 24-60 mo | 10/17 (59) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| ≥12 yr | 6/12 (50) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Not determined | 6/7 (86) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 72/108 (67) | 61 | 5 | 6 | 72 |
a
G types investigated: G1, G2, G3, G4, G8, G9, G10.
b
P types investigated: P[4], P[6], P[8], P[9], P[10], P[11].