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. 2007 Aug 22;14(10):1318–1327. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00148-07

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of cases with mild versus moderate to severe monkeypox disease

Characteristic No. (%) of:
P value
Moderate to severe cases (n = 18) Mild cases (n = 12)
Previous smallpox vaccination
    Yes 1 (9.09) 5 (27.78)
    No 10 (90.91) 13 (72.22) 0.3623b
    Missing 1
Sexa
    Male 6 (50.00) 7 (38.89)
    Female 6 (50.00) 11 (61.11) 0.5474
Age (yr)
    <31 9 (75.00) 10 (55.56)
    ≥31 3 (25.00) 8 (44.44) 0.4425b
IgM (≤4 wk post-rash)
    Low (<0.1533) 4 (50.00) 6 (46.15)
    High (≥0.1533) 4 (50.00) 7 (53.85) 1b
    Missing 4 5
IgG (≤4 wk post-rash)
    Low (<0.62) 6 (75.00) 6 (46.15)
    High (≥0.62) 2 (25.00) 7 (53.85) 0.3666b
    Missing 4 5
CD4
    Low (<0.04) 4 (50.00) 3 (33.33)
    High (≥0.04) 4 (50.00) 6 (66.67) 0.6372b
    Missing 4 9
CD8
    Low (<0.21) 2 (25.00) 4 (44.44)
    High (≥0.21) 6 (75.00) 5 (55.56) 0.6199b
    Missing 4 9
Memory B cells
    Low (<0.27954) 6 (66.67) 5 (41.67)
    High (≥0.27954) 3 (33.33) 7 (58.33) 0.387b
    Missing 3 6
a

Chi-square test result was 0.3620 (1 df).

b

Exact test P value.