Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Research
Human Rotavirus G9 and G3 as Major Cause of Diarrhea in Hospitalized Children, Spain
Alicia Sánchez-Fauquier*
, Vanessa Montero*, Silvia Moreno*, Monica Solé*, Javier Colomina†, Miren Iturriza-Gomara‡, Ana Revilla*, Isabel Wilhelmi§, Jim Gray†, and Gegavi/VIGESS-Net Group
, Vanessa Montero*, Silvia Moreno*, Monica Solé*, Javier Colomina†, Miren Iturriza-Gomara‡, Ana Revilla*, Isabel Wilhelmi§, Jim Gray†, and Gegavi/VIGESS-Net GroupTable 5
Predominant cocirculating rotavirus strains, Spain, 1996–2006*
| Rotavirus G-type(s) | Year, % |
Average (%) (n = 1,598) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997† (n = 322) | 1998–1999‡ (n = 141) | 1999–2000‡ (n = 86) | 2000–2001‡ (n = 200) | 2001–2002‡ (n = 149) | 2002–2003§ (n = 102) | 2003–2004§ (n = 141) | 2004-2005§ (n = 105) | 2005–2006 (n = 352) | ||
| G1 alone | 68 | 18 | 27 | 70 | 79 | 79 | 79.5 | 50 | 17.1 | 54 |
| G2 alone | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| G3 alone | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 7 |
| G4 alone | 29 | 68 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.6 | 19 |
| G9 alone | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.4 | 39.5 | 9 |
| G1+G2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
| G1+G4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 |
| G1+G9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| G1+G3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| G2+G9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| G3+G9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 |
| Undet.¶ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Total samples |
322 |
141 |
86 |
200 |
149 |
102 |
141 |
105 |
362 |
1,608 |
| *χ2 test showed annual variations in G1, G2, G3, G4, and G9 prevalence rotavirus types and in G3 + G9 mixed infections (χ2 = 15.50 with 8 degrees of freedom, p>0.95). †Adapted from Reference 11. ‡Adapted from Reference 17. §Adapted from Reference 18. ¶Undet., undetermined. | ||||||||||
1Gegavi/VIGESS-Net Group members: A. Sánchez-Fauquier, V. Montero, S. Moreno, A. Potente, F. Adam, J.C. Sanz, J. Colomina, S. Llanes, F. Gimeno, C. Gutiérrez, C. Sainz de Baranda, M.J. López, P. Teno, E. Roman, M. Alonso, M. Marugán, I. Fernández, I. Wilhelmi, M.L. Cilleruelo
