Clinical and genetic characteristics of unusual G12P[11] rotavirus strains recovered from neonates: A study from Pune,Western India |
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Affiliation: | 1. Enteric Viruses Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India;2. Pediatric Research Unit, KEM Hospital, Pune, India;3. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, KEM Hospital, Pune, India;4. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit, SKNMC& General Hospital, Pune, India;5. Bioinformatics and Data Management, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India;1. Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa;2. Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique;3. Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal;4. Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Department of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa;5. Biochemistry, Focus Area Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;6. Deltamune (Pty.) Ltd., Lyttelton, Centurion, South Africa;7. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique;8. Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique |
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Abstract: | Rotavirus infections in neonates are generally nosocomial, and differ from pediatric infections both clinically and epidemiologically. These infections are predominantly asymptomatic and often associated with unusual strains. Globally, so far limited data is available on rotavirus infections in neonates admitted at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of rotavirus among neonates and to study their genetic characteristics. Stool specimens (n = 701) collected from neonates (n = 621) admitted during April 2016 to March 2018 mainly for prematurity, low birth weight and associated respiratory distress syndrome from two hospitals from Pune were tested for rotavirus, genotyped and representative strains were sequenced for the genes encoding outer capsid proteins, VP7 and VP4. Rotavirus was detected in 24.31% neonates. Majority of rotavirus infected neonates (98.68%) were asymptomatic. Peak rotavirus antigen detection (91.38%) occurred during the first 2 weeks of admission. Low, very low and normal birth weight neonates with gestational age ≥28 weeks had significantly higher rotavirus infection than those with extreme low birth weight with gestational age <28 weeks. Rotaviral infections occurred almost evenly throughout the year without an apparent peak in colder months. Predominance of unusual G12P[11] strains (97.1%) was observed. Phylogenetic analysis of the partial VP7 coding gene revealed all G12 strains clustered in lineage III and shared 96.94%–100% (nucleotide) and 96.26%–100% (amino acid) identities among themselves, and 95.69%–98.98% (nucleotide) and 94.77%–98.98% (amino acid) with other lineage III G12 strains respectively. Similarly VP4 partial gene sequences of P[11] study strains shared 97.5%–100% (nucleotide and amino acid) identities among themselves and highest 93.34%–94.53% (nucleotide) and 93.57%–94.64% (amino acid) identity with vaccine strain 116E, G9P[11]. The study highlights high frequency of unusual G12P[11] strains among neonates for the first time in western India and reaffirms limited strain diversity in this population. The knowledge of neonatal strains is important for estimating the efficacies of rotavirus vaccines. |
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