Table 1.
G and P Genotypes and Electropherotypes of the 97 Rotavirus Positive Samples Out of 193 Specimens from Children Hospitalized at IPPMG from August 2002 to December 2006.
| Genotype | E-Typea | No. of Specimens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total | ||
| G1P(8) | L1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 13 |
| G1P(6) | nd | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G1P(4) | nd | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G2P(4) | S1, S3 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| G3P(9) | L3 | 1* | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G9P(8) | L6 | - | 4 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 42 |
| G9P(6) | L10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| G9P(4) | S2 | 1* | - | - | - | 6 | 7 |
| G1G2P(8) | L1 | - | - | 3* | - | - | 3 |
| G1G4P(8) | L1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| G1G9P(8) | L1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| G1G9P(4) | L8 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G2G10P(4) | S4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| G4G9P(8) | L4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G1G4G9P(8) | L6 | - | - | 1* | - | - | 1 |
| G1P(8)P(6) | L2 | 1* | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G9P(8)P(4) | L5 | 1* | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G9P(8)P(6) | L6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| G1G4P(8)P(6) | L9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| G1G9P(8)P(4) | L1 | - | 1* | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total Rotavirus: Group A |
12 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 96 | |
| Group C | L7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Distinct E-types (N) | (7) | (4) | (4) | (2) | (5) | (14) | |
| Mixed infections (%) |
6 (50) |
6 (40) |
8 (31) |
2 (7) |
3 (19) |
25 (26) |
|
| Specimens analyzed (% Rotavirus positive rate) |
14 (86) |
25 (64) |
46 (56) |
79 (34) |
29 (55) |
193 (50) |
|
a
Electropherotypes L: long, S: short, and nd: not defined.
*
One sample in the group presented the designated electropherotype plus one or more extra bands.