TABLE 1.
Combined enteric virus PCR results on environmental swabs for NoV, AstV, and RV detected in a pediatric primary immunodeficiency ward (ward 23)
| Environmental swab site | Combined enteric virus PCR result for swab batch collected on the indicated date (day/mo/yr)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (15/12/05) | B (22/12/05) | C (30/12/05) | D (6/1/06) | E (13/1/06) | F (18/1/06) | G (27/1/06) | H (3/2/06) | I (7/2/06) | J (17/2/06) | K (24/2/06) | L (3/3/06) | |
| Staff telephoneb | − | − | − | − | − | +e | − | +f | − | − | − | |
| Room 4 outside flow switchb,h | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | − | − | − | − |
| Room 3 outside flow switchb,h | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | − | − | +d | − | − |
| Parent's room handlec | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Parent's televisionc | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | +f | +f | +d | − | − |
| Parent's mobile telephonec | +d | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +d | − | − |
| Parent's toilet door handlec | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | − | − | − | − | − |
| Parent's toilet tapc | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | +f | +f | − | − | − |
| Staff toilet tapb | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | − | − | − | − |
| Staff toilet light switchb | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +d | − | − |
| Microwave ovenc | − | − | − | − | − | − | +f | +f,g | − | +d | − | − |
a
Combined enteric virus PCR result for NoV, AstV, and RV on environmental swabs for batchs A to L. Symbols: −, negative; +, positive.
b
Environmental swab site frequented by staff.
c
Environmental swab site frequented by parents.
d
NoV GII-4 detected.
e
NoV GII-1 detected.
f
RV detected.
g
Positive result in single-round PCR.
h
Flow switch refers to an outside laminar flow curtain syringe pump switch.