Table 5.

Comparison of enterovirus infection before and after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy^a

	Pre-IVIG	Post-IVIGb	P value
WBC (cell/mm3)	14,265.79 ± 7,964.42	10,257.89 ± 5,316.35	0.003c
Hb (g/dl)	12.53 ±1.78	11.65 ± 1.90	0.01c
Platelet (×104/mm3)	31.19 ± 9.03	27.16 ± 12.04	0.129
Neutrophil (%)	59.99 ± 17.87	51.59 ± 23.06	0.069
Lymphocyte (%)	31.07 ± 16.72	36.35 ± 20.98	0.181
Eosinophil (%)	0.49 ± 0.93	1.78 ± 2.58	0.002c
Monocyte (%)	7.29 ± 3.62	7.31 ± 3.22	0.97

WBC white blood cell; Hb hemoglobin

^aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation

^bWithin 3 days after the first dose of IVIG treatment

^c p < 0.05, paired-sample t test