Table 2.
Viral findings on the surface and hand swabs collected in garrison A during the study period
| Sampling date | Garrison A | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface swabs (%) | Hand swabs (%) | |||
| Norovirusa | Adenovirusb | Norovirus | Adenovirus | |
| Year 2013 | ||||
| Mar.12 | 8/30 (26.7) | 3/30 (10.0) | – | – |
| Apr.9 | 2/20 (10.0) | 0/20 (0.0) | – | – |
| Apr.16 | 1/21 (4.8) | 4/21 (19.0) | 0/16 (0.0) | 7/16 (43.8) |
| Apr.23 | 0/18 (0.0) | 1/18 (5.6) | 0/12 (0.0) | 7/12 (58.3)c |
| May 7 | 1/21 (4.8) | 0/21 (0.0) | – | – |
| May 14 | 0/22 (0.0) | 0/22 (0.0) | – | – |
| Total | 12/132 (9.1) | 8/132 (6.1) | 0/28 (0.0) | 14/28 (50.0) |
aAll detected noroviruses on the surfaces of this garrison belonged to genogroup I; of these norovirus-positive samples, three were confirmed as genotype GI.6 by sequencing
bNone of the adenoviruses detected on the surfaces were confirmed as adenovirus type 40/41
cTwo adenovirus strains detected on the hand swabs represented adenovirus type 40/41