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Table 1 The results of viral culture of stool specimens from children at an orphanage in Kenya, by HIV-status

From: Limited duration of vaccine poliovirus and other enterovirus excretion among human immunodeficiency virus infected children in Kenya

Parameters

Total, n (%)

HIV(+), n (%)

HIV(-), n (%)

Children in the study

24 (100.0)

15 (100.0)

9 (100.0)

Children with ≥ 1 specimen positive for:

   

   Polioviruses

15 (62.5)

10 (66.7)

5 (55.6)

   NPEVa

22 (91.7)

11 (93.3)

8 (88.9)

   Other virusesb

5 (20.8)

2 (13.3)

3 (33.3)

Specimens

255 (100.0)

170 (100.0)

85 (100.0)

Specimens positive for:

   

   Any virus

126 (49.4)

78 (45.9)

48 (56.25)

Polioviruses

46 (18.0)

31 (18.2)

15 (17.26)

NPEV

77 (30.2)

48 (28.2)

29 (34.1)

Other viruses

8 (3.1)

3 (1.78)

5 (5.79)

Specimens with no viruses isolated

129 (50.6)

92 (54.1)

37 (43.5)

  1. a NPEV, non-polio enteroviruses. NPEV serotypes included coxsackieviruses A4 (n = 18), A16 (n = 1), and A24 (n = 7); echoviruses 2 (n = 1), 4 (n = 15), 12 (n = 3), 17 (n = 6), and 25 (n = 10); and enteroviruses 80 (n = 12) and 99 (n = 4).
  2. b The viruses other than enteroviruses have not been further characterized.
  3. There were no statistically significant differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative groups.