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.