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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 252-259, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

VP7 and VP4 Genotyping of Human Group A Rotavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina

M. H. Argüelles,1,2 G. A. Villegas,3 A. Castello,1 A. Abrami,1 P. D. Ghiringhelli,1 L. Semorile,1 and G. Glikmann1,*

Department of Science and Technology, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes,oque Saenz Peña 180 (1876),1 and Animal Virus Center (CEVAN),errano 669 (1414),3 Buenos Aires, and Research Council Commission (CIC), La Plata,2 Argentina

Received 20 July 1999/Returned for modification 27 August 1999/Accepted 14 October 1999

Specific and sensitive tests for the detection and typing of group A rotavirus strains are needed for a more comprehensive knowledge of the epidemiology of rotaviral infection. In this study 500 stool specimens taken from 1996 to 1998 from children with acute diarrhea in Buenos Aires were examined. Group A rotavirus was unequivocally demonstrated in 62% of the samples tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of VP6 antigen, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of double-stranded RNA, and reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) for amplification of the VP7:G (1,062 bp) and VP4:P (876 bp) genes. Only five positive specimens were found by RT-PCR but not by ELISA. G and P typing was carried out by nested amplification of variable sequences of the VP7 and the VP4 genes with six G- and five P-type-specific primers (multiplex PCR). Results obtained by this method showed the prevalence of the following G and P types: G1, 39%; G2, 43%; G4, 4%; P[8], 16%; P[4], 71%. Unexpectedly, the G-P type combination most frequently found was G2P[4] (43%) rather than G1P[8] (12%), which is the most commonly found worldwide. Unusual strains of the type G1P[4] accounted for 14% of the total, while mixed infections with more than one type were found in 10% of the samples. Detection of fecal rotavirus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgA antibodies in consecutive samples of two patients taken at daily intervals demonstrated that high levels of IgM and IgA antibodies were detected on day 1 after the onset of disease and that the samples remained positive for about 10 days, after which virus shedding was no longer observed. Multiplex PCR offers a sensitive and specific alternative to determine the prevalence of group A rotavirus G and P types and to identify the emergence of uncommon strains, whereas detection of fecal IgM and IgA antibodies represents a useful supplement to virus detection for the diagnosis of current or recently acquired infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Virology Lab, Department of Science and Technology, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Roque Saenz Peña 180 (1876), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Phone: 54-11-4365-7100, ext. 123. Fax: 54-11-4365-7132. E-mail: gglikman{at}unq.edu.ar.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 252-259, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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