Table 2.
Detection of gyrovirus DNA by PCRs in human stool specimens.
| Cohort | No. of samples | CAV# pos (%) | AGV2/HGV pos (%) | GyV3 pos (%) | GyV4 pos (%) | Overall positive samples* (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoeal specimens Hong Kong (Yr 2004–2005) | 435 | 16 (3.7%) | 15 (3.4%) | - | 4 (1.0%) | 26 (6.0%) |
| Diarrhoeal specimens Hong Kong (Yr 2011) | 191 | 25 (13.1%) | 32 (16.8%) | 11 (5.8%) | 7 (3.7%) | 37 (19.4%) |
| Immunocompromised patients USA (2008–2010) | 122 | 23 (18.9%) | 18 (14.8%) | - | 17 (13.9%) | 28 (23.0%) |
CAV - Chicken anemia virus; AGV2 - avian gyrovirus 2; HGV - human gyrovirus; GyV3 - gyrovirus 3; GyV4 - gyrovirus 4.
Samples might be positive for more than 1 gyrovirus