Table 3. Specificity and cross-reactivity of IgM anti-EV71 in control subjects.
Ctrl Subjects | No. tested | No. positive | Specificity (%)(95%CI) |
Enterovirus infected children | 167 | 19 | 88.6 (82.8–93.0) |
CA16 | 153 | 19 | 87.6 (81.3–92.4) |
Other enteroviruses | 12 | 0 | 100 (73.5–100) |
Other Children | 2035 | 19 | 99.1 (98.6–99.4) |
Other infectious diseases | 128 | 0 | 100 (97.2–100) |
Healthy children | 1907 | 19 | 2 99.0 (98.5–99.4) |
Healthy adults | 807 | 1 | 99.9 (99.3–100) |
Rheumatoid factor (+) | 20 | 0 | 100 (83.2–100) |