Table 2 IgM and viral detection in children with F/R in Vientiane Children Hospital. Numbers indicate the positives among the samples tested. Numbers in brackets are percentages. For HHV6, HHV7 and parvovirus B19 nucleic acid detection, serum samples were used, for measles and enterovirus throat swabs. Numbers include co-detected viruses
From: Varicella zoster and fever rash surveillance in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Virus | Detection Method | Total (%) | Age (years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–5 | > 5–10 | > 10–15 | > 15 | |||
Parvovirus B19 | ELISA (IgM) | 4/498 (0.8) | 2/440 (0.5) | 2/46 (4.3) | 0/11 | 0/1 |
PCR | 1/498 (0.2) | 1/440 (0.2) | 0/46 | 0/11 | 0/1 | |
Measles | ELISA (IgM) | 12/498 (2.4) | 10/440 (2.2) | 1/46 (2.2) | 1/11 (9.1) | 0/1 |
PCR | 2/477 (0.4) | 2/421 (0.5) | 0/45 | 0/10 | 0/1 | |
Rubella | ELISA (IgM) | 25/498 (5.0) | 22/440 (5.0) | 2/46 (4.3) | 1/11 (9.1) | 0/1 |
Adenovirus | ELISA (IgM) | 39/498 (7.8) | 36/440 (8.2) | 2/46 (4.3) | 1/11 (9.1) | 0/1 |
VZV | ELISA (IgM) | 20/498 (4.0) | 13/440 (3.0) | 5/46 (10.9) | 2/11 (18.2) | 0/1 |
Enterovirus | PCR | 1/477 (0.2) | 1/421 (0.2) | 0/45 | 0/10 | 0/1 |
HHV6 | PCR | 38/498 (7.6) | 37/440 (8.4) | 1/46 (2.2) | 0/11 | 0/1 |
HHV7 | PCR | 11/498 (2.2) | 11/440 (2.5) | 0/46 | 0/11 | 0/1 |