TABLE 1.
Details of noroviruses detected in fecal specimens collected from staff and patientsa
| No. | Person | Status | Date of sample (day/mo/yr) | Ward | Strain indicated by ORF1 (pol gene) | Genotype indicated by ORF2 (capsid gene) | Strain | Strain code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patient 5 | Symptomatic | 05/06/02 | A | Harrow/2001/UK | rGII-3a1 | P5-1 | V93831 |
| 2 | Patient 1 | Symptomatic | 06/06/02 | B | Harrow/2001/UK | rGII-3a1 | P1-2 | V93903 |
| 3 | Patient 1 | Symptomatic | 08/06/02 | B | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P1-3 | V93934 |
| 4 | Patient 2 | Symptomatic | 17/06/02 | C | Leeds/1990/UK & Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | P2-4 | V94166 |
| 5 | Patient 4 | Symptomatic | 18/06/02 | D | Harrow/2001/UK | rGII-3a1 | P4-5 | V94187 |
| 6 | Patient 6 | Asymptomatic | 18/06/02 | E | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | P6-6 | V94188 |
| 8 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 20/06/02 | C | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-8 | V94282 |
| 11 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 20/06/02 | D | Grimsby/1995/UK# | GII-4 | S-11 | V94288 |
| 12 | Staff | Symptomatic | 20/06/02 | D | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-12 | V94289 |
| 14 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 20/06/02 | D | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-14 | V94292 |
| 15 | Staff | Symptomatic | 21/06/02 | E | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-15 | V94299 |
| 16 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 24/06/02 | D | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | S-16 | V94365 |
| 17 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 24/06/02 | C | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-17 | V94366 |
| 18 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 25/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-18 | V94441 |
| 22 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 25/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-22 | V94478 |
| 23 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 26/06/02 | G | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-23 | V94510 |
| 24 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 27/06/02 | H | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-24 | V94531 |
| 25 | Patient 4 | Symptomatic | 26/06/02 | D | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P4-25 | V94533 |
| 26 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 28/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-26 | V94601 |
| 27 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 29/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | S-27 | V94603 |
| 28 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 29/06/02 | G | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-28 | V94604 |
| 29 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-29 | V94606 |
| 30 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | A | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-30 | V94608 |
| 31 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | A | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-31 | V94609 |
| 32 | Staff | Symptomatic | 01/07/02 | A | Potsdam196/2000/DE | NT | S-32 | V94610 |
| 33 | Staff | Asymptomatic | NK | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-33 | V94611 |
| 34 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 29/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-34 | V94614 |
| 36 | Patient 7 | Asymptomatic | 28/06/02 | F | Grimsby/1995/UK# | GII-4 | P7-36 | V94663 |
| 37 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | F | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-37 | V94664 |
| 38 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | A | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-38 | V94679 |
| 39 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 30/06/02 | B | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-39 | V94680 |
| 41 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | D | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | S-41 | V94703 |
| 42 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 03/07/02 | F | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-42 | V94757 |
| 43 | Staff | Asymptomatic | 03/07/02 | I | Grimsby/1995/UK# | NT | S-43 | V94794 |
| 44 | Patient 3 | Symptomatic | 18/07/02 | H | Harrow/2001/UK | rGII-3a1 | P3-44 | V95195 |
| 45 | Patient 3 | Symptomatic | 20/07/02 | H | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P3-45 | V95262 |
| 46 | Patient 3 | Symptomatic | 24/07/02 | H | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P3-46 | V95402 |
| 49 | Patient 8 | Asymptomatic | 12/06/02 | I | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | P8-49 | V94061 |
| 51 | Patient 4 | Symptomatic | 01/07/02 | D | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P4-51 | V94665 |
| 53 | Patient 9 | Symptomatic | 29/06/02 | K | Harrow/2001/UK | NT | P9-53 | V94668 |
| 59 | Patient 10 | Asymptomatic | 01/07/02 | G | Grimsby/1995/UK# | rGII-3b2 | P10-59 | V94678 |
a
r, recombinant NV strain, Harrow/Mexico rGII-3a1 or Grimsby/Mexico rGII-3b2; NT, not typed; NK, not known; #, determined by nested PCR only. Data for symptomatic patients are in bold.