Table 3 Distribution of specific enterovirus genotypes among enterovirus-positive cerebrospinal fluid samples of suspected aseptic meningitis cases from children of various age groups in Kuwait
From: Echoviruses are a major cause of aseptic meningitis in infants and young children in Kuwait
Age of subjects | No. of enterovirus positive samples | No. (%) of specific enterovirus genotypes identified | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | CB4* | CB5 | E9 | E11 | E30 | EV-71 |
< 2 years | 75 | 1 (1) | 11 (15) | 29 (39) | 14 (19) | 6 (8) | 14 (19) |
2-4 years | 14 | 2 (14) | 2 (14) | 1 (7) | 5 (36) | 3 (21) | 1 (7) |
4-12 years | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
All subjects | 92 | 3 (3) | 14 (15) | 30 (33) | 21 (23) | 9 (10) | 15 (16) |