Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
Letter
Sapovirus Gastroenteritis in Preschool Center, Puerto Rico, 2011
Encijar Hassan-Ríos
, Pilar Torres, Elizabeth Muñoz, Carmen Matos, Aron J. Hall, Nicole Gregoricus, and Jan Vinjé
, Pilar Torres, Elizabeth Muñoz, Carmen Matos, Aron J. Hall, Nicole Gregoricus, and Jan VinjéTable
Clinical symptoms and laboratory results for 9 patients with acute gastroenteritis in preschool center, Puerto Rico, 2011*
| Patient | Age, y/sex | Date of illness onset | Date of specimen collection | Norovirus RT-PCR result | Sapovirus RT-PCR result | Vomiting | Nausea | Fever | Stomach ache | Diarrhea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/M | Feb 23 | NS | NS | NS | + | + | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | 5/F | Mar 2 | NS | NS | NS | + | U | + | U | – | ||||
| 3 | 4/F | Mar 2 | Mar 11 | – | + | U | U | + | U | + | ||||
| 4 | 5/F | Mar 3 | Mar 14 | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | ||||
| 5 | 5/F | Mar 3 | Mar 14 | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | ||||
| 6 | 4/F | Mar 3 | NS | NS | NS | + | – | + | + | – | ||||
| 7 | 4/F | Mar 7 | Mar 9 | NT | NT | + | – | + | + | – | ||||
| 8 | 53/F | Mar 8 | Mar 11 | NT | NT | + | + | – | + | + | ||||
| 9 | 4/M | Mar 8 | Mar 9 | NT | NT | U | + | – | + | + | ||||
*RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; NS, no sample; +, positive; –, negative; U, unknown (missing information); NT, not tested.
