Volume 8, Number 3—March 2002
Research
Molecular Classification of Enteroviruses Not Identified by Neutralization Tests
Hideyuki Kubo
, Nobuhiro Iritani, and Yoshiyuki Seto
, Nobuhiro Iritani, and Yoshiyuki SetoTable 3
Characteristics of eight human enterovirus (HEV)71 strains, as antigenically defined, Osaka, Japan, 2000
| Strain | Age (years) | Specimen | Date of sampling | Clinical symptoms | Isolated cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OC/9632 | NAa | Stool | 4/11/1996 | HFMD | MA104 |
| OC/99-Ikeda | 6 | Stool | 9/11/1999 | HFMD, AM | Vero |
| OC/0078 | 1 | Throat swab | 5/18/2000 | HFMD, AM | Vero |
| OC/0080 | NA | Stool | 5/9/2000 | Diarrhea | Vero |
| OC/0096 | 5 | CSF | 5/25/2000 | Diarrhea, AM | Vero |
| OC/00114 | 0 | CSF | 5/31/2000 | Fever | Vero |
| OC/00125 | 6 | Throat swab | 6/7/2000 | Encephalitis | Vero |
| OC/00168 | 4 | Throat swab | 6/21/2000 | Herpangina | Vero |
a NA = Not available; HFMD = Hand, foot, and mouth disease; AM = aseptic meningitis; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid.
