Table III.
Comparison of EV71 detection results between IME and non-IME.
| Non-IME | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Method | Positive | Negative | McNemar test | |
| Patient | RT-qPCR | Positive | 35 | 2 | |
| Negative | 1 | 13 | |||
| RT-PCR | Positive | 11 | 5 | χ2=1.500, P>0.05 | |
| Negative | 1 | 34 | |||
| Cell culture | Positive | 14 | 8 | χ2=6.125, P<0.05 | |
| Negative | 0 | 29 | |||
| Household item | RT-qPCR | Positive | 11 | 14 | χ2=5.882, P<0.05 |
| Negative | 3 | 142 | |||
| RT-PCR | Positive | 0 | 3 | ||
| Negative | 0 | 167 | |||
| Cell culture | Positive | 0 | 9 | ||
| Negative | 0 | 161 | |||
| Total | RT-qPCR | Positive | 54 | 17 | χ2=12.5, P<0.0001 |
| Negative | 1 | 274 | |||
| RT-PCR | Positive | 11 | 9 | χ2=4.9, P=0.021 | |
| Negative | 1 | 325 | |||
| Cell culture | Positive | 14 | 18 | χ2=16.05, P<0.0001 | |
| Negative | 0 | 314 | |||
IME, immunomagnetic enrichment.