Volume 9, Number 1—January 2003
Research
Epidemic Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Caused by Human Enterovirus 71, Singapore
Kwai Peng Chan*
, Kee Tai Goh†, Chia Yin Chong‡, Eng Swee Teo§, Gilbert Lau§, and Ai Ee Ling*
, Kee Tai Goh†, Chia Yin Chong‡, Eng Swee Teo§, Gilbert Lau§, and Ai Ee Ling*Table 2
Viruses isolated from HFMD cases during the epidemica
| Virus |
No. HFMD patients (%) |
No. non-HFMD patients (%) |
|---|---|---|
| HEV71 HEV71 only HEV71 + EV25 HEV71 + Rhinovirus HEV71 + CMV | 76 (73.1) 73 1 1 1 | 5 (29.4) 5 0 0 0 |
| CAV4 |
1 (1.0) |
0 |
| CAV6 |
4 (3.8) |
0 |
| CAV10 |
3 (2.9) |
1 (5.9) |
| CAV16 |
5 (4.8) |
0 |
| CAV24 |
4 (3.8) |
3 (17.6) |
| CBV3 |
1 (1.0) |
1 (5.9) |
| CBV4 |
1 (1.0) |
2 (11.8) |
| CBV5 |
1 (1.0) |
3 (17.6) |
| EV18 |
4 (3.8) |
0 |
| CMV |
4 (3.8) |
0 |
| Herpes simplex virus 1 |
0 |
2 (11.8) |
| Total | 104 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) |
aHFMD, hand, foot and mouth disease; HEV, human enterovirus; EV, echovirus; CMV, Cytomegalovirus; CAV, coxsackie virus A; CBV, coxsackie virus B.
