Figure 2.

Correlation of CD3+ T cell infiltration and B19V DNA copies in children with acute and chronic myocarditis. (A) Comparison of CD3+ cell count in acute myocarditis without infection, other virus infections, and B19V infection between two age groups (0–2 years and 3–16 years). (B) Comparison of CD3+ cell count in chronic myocarditis without infection, other virus infections, and B19V infection between two age groups (0–2 years and 3–16 years). (C) Correlation of CD3+ T cell infiltration with viral DNA load in the myocardium (blue) and BC (red). (D) Correlation of CD3+ T cell infiltration with viral load in the myocardium (blue) and plasma (red). CD3+ cell count is presented as the number of cells per mm². B19V DNA load is given as the number of copies per µg of DNA (heart or BC) and per ml of plasma. Data are presented as mean ± SEM; ns, not significant; * p < 0.05, and ** p < 0.01.