Table I.

B19 antibodies by ELISA and B19 DNA by PCR in six B19 infected children

Serial No. (Patient No.)	No. of follow ups	B19 IgM antibodies	IgG antibodies	PCR (VP1-VP2 common region)	Nested- PCR VP1 unique region
1.	I	–	–	–	–
(Patient no. 2)	II	+	+	+	+
	III	–	+	–	–
	IV	–	+	–	–
	V	–	_	–	–
2.	I	++	–	–	–
(Patient no. 12)	II	+	++	–	–
	III	–	+	–	–
3.	I	–	–	–	–
(Patient no. 3)#	II	+	–	+	+
	III	–	+	–	–
4.	I	+	–	–	–
(Patient no. 15)*	II	++	–	–	–
	III	–	+	–	–
5.	I	–	–	–	–
(Patient no. 17)#	II	++	++	–	–
	III	–	–	–	–
6. (Patient no. 27)	I	–	–	–	–
	II	+	–	–	–
	III	–	+	–	–

S.No. 1-5 had ALL, S.No. 6 had NHL;

^#Giant pronormoblast (Lantern cell) Seen;

^*atypical maculopapular rash over both lower limbs