Genetic Analysis of Clinical VZV Isolates Collected in China Reveals a More Homologous Profile

Table 1

Characteristics of VZV infections in Chinese patients from whom VZV strains were isolated between July 2007 and July 2008.

Clade	VZV isolate	Sex	Age (year)	Isolation	Patient type	Strain Origin	History of varicella
2	China-1	M	50	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-2	M	45	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Not available
2	China-3	M	70	Yes	Hospitalized	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-4	M	64	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-5	M	34	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Not available
2	China-6	M	67	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Not available
2	China-7	M	35	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-8	M	30	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-9	F	67	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-10	M	71	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Not available
2	China-11	M	74	Yes	Hospitalized	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-12	F	80	Yes	Hospitalized	Zoster	Not available
2	China-13	F	40	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-14	M	18	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-15	F	76	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Not available
2	China-16	M	47	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-17	M	20	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-18	M	17	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-19	F	32	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-20	F	12	No	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-21	M	78	No	Hospitalized	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-22	F	86	Yes	Hospitalized	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-23	F	23	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-24	M	24	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-25	M	16	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-26	F	56	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-27	F	68	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-28	F	32	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-29	F	46	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-30	F	9	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-31	M	58	Yes	Ambulatory	Varicella	Not available
2	China-32	M	69	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-33	F	71	Yes	Hospitalized	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-34	M	21	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-35	M	3	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-36	M	10	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-37	M	25	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-38	F	31	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-39	F	26	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-40	M	37	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-41	F	28	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-42	F	51	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-43	F	50	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China
2	China-44	M	26	Yes	Ambulatory	Zoster	Childhood in China