TABLE 2.
Distributions of G types, P types, and mixed infections of human rotaviruses in the northeastern and middle belt regions of Nigeria
| P type | Total (%) | Distribution for:
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| G type
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Mixed infection
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| G1 | G2 | G3 | G8 | G1G2 | G8G9 | G1G3 | G1G8 | G2G8 | G1G2G8 | ||
| P[6] | 24 (21.4) | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
| P[8] | 10 (8.9) | 10 | |||||||||
| P[6]+P[8] | 2 (1.8) | 2 | |||||||||
| P[1]b | 1 (0.9) | 1 | |||||||||
| NDd | 73 (65.2) | 22 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total (%)a | 112c | 44 (39.3) | 20 (17.8) | 2 (1.8) | 31 (27.7) | 4 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (4.4) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) |
a
Percentage of number typeable.
b
The P type could only be determined after successful adaptation to growth in cell culture.
c
The total number of samples here includes two in which human group C rotaviruses were identified and reported elsewhere (1). Fifteen of the stool specimens were negative for rotavirus with all the methods employed for their analysis.
d
ND, P type could not be determined.