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Table 2. Demographic and baseline characteristics of EV71-negative individuals and EV71-positive patients^a.

Number	Age (month)	Gender	EV71 infection^b
1	8	Male	-
2	35	Female	-
3	5	Male	-
4	28	Male	+
5	36	Male	+
6	18	Female	+

^a All EV71-positive individuals were confirmed to be negative for other enteroviruses and were not suffering from any concomitant illness, did not show any serological markers suggestive of autoimmune disease. Matched by sex and age, EV71-negative individuals with no history of HFMD were randomly selected as controls.

^b The status of EV71 infection is marked as “-” and “+” for EV71-negative individuals and EV71-positive patients, respectively.

Table 2. Demographic and baseline characteristics of EV71-negative individuals and EV71-positive patientsa.

Table 2. Demographic and baseline characteristics of EV71-negative individuals and EV71-positive patients^a.