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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of EV-A71 and CV-A16 caused severe HFMD

From: Clinical characteristics and managements of severe hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus A71 and coxsackievirus A16 in Shanghai, China

Variable

EV-A71 (90)

n (%)

CV-A16 (144)

n (%)

χ2

P

Age

  < 1

8

14

0.789

0.852

 1–3

48

75

 3–5

23

45

  > 5

11

23

Gender (M)

51(56.67)

85(59.02)

0.127

0.722

WBC (> 15 × 109/L)

67(74.44)

79(54.86)

9.052

0.003

CRP (> 40 mg/L)

59(65.56)

86(59.72)

0.800

0.371

BS (> 6 .8mmol/L)

10(11.11)

9(6.25)

1.754

0.185

CKMB (> 25 IU/L)

63(70)

92(63.89)

0.925

0.336

ALT (> 40 IU/L)

9(10)

9(6.25)

1.097

0.295

WBC in CSF (> 40 × 106/L)

10(11.11)

1(0.69)

13.415

0.000

Protein in CSF (> 450 mg/L)

9(10)

1(0.69)

11.724

0.001

Fever

81(90)

119(82.63)

2.417

0.12

Nausea

3(3.33)

2(1.39)

1.001

0.317

Vomiting

31(34.44)

28(19.44)

6.609

0.01

Myoclonic twitching

19(21.11)

11(7.64)

8.994

0.003

Startle

21(23.33)

20(13.89)

3.418

0.064

IVIG

28(31.11)

19(13.19)

11.076

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: WBC white blood cell, CRP C reactive protein, BS blood sugar, CKMB creatinekinase MB, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CSF cerebral spinal fluid, IVIG intravenous gamma globulin intervention