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. 2022 Jan 4;8(1):20552173211065731. doi: 10.1177/20552173211065731

Table 2.

Screening for infectious disease in study population.

all MS patients all non-naïve MS patients
all MS patients (n = 174) naïve
(n = 66)
non-naïve
(n = 108)
switcher
(n = 91)
non-switcher
(n = 17)
HAV 58/174 22/66 35/108 33/91 2/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 15/57 6/22 9/35 8/33 1/1
 IgG-IgM- 43/57 16/22 26/35 25/33 1/1
HBV 142/174 51/66 90/108 80/91 10/17
 HBsAg- HBsAb + anti-HBc- 41/141 19/50 21/90 19/80 2/10
 HBsAg- HBsAb + anti-HBc +  18/141 5/50 13/90 10/80 3/10
 HBsAg- HBsAb- anti-HBc- 83/141 27/50 56/90 51/80 5/10
HCV-Ab 108/174 44/66 64/108 59/91 5/17
 positive 4/108 1/43 3/64 3/59 0/5
 negative 104/108 42/43 61/64 56/59 5/5
HIV Ab/Ag 172/174 66/66 108/108 91/91 17/17
 positive 0/172 0/66 0/108 0/91 0/15
 negative 172/172 66/66 106/108 91/91 17/17
Measle 100/174 36/66 64/108 57/91 7/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 94/100 34/35 60/64 54/57 6/7
 IgG-IgM- 6/100 2/35 4/35 3/57 1/7
Rubella 126/174 44/66 81/108 74/91 7/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 108/125 36/43 71/81 65/74 6/7
 IgG-IgM- 18/125 8/43 10/71 9/74 1/7
Toxoplasma 128/174 47/66 80/108 73/91 7/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 30/127 8/46 22/80 19/73 3/7
 IgG-IgM- 98/127 39/46 58/80 54/73 4/7
CMV 130/174 48/66 81/108 74/91 7/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 87/129 31/47 55/81 50/74 5/7
 IgG-IgM- 43/129 17/47 26/81 24/74 2/7
HSV-1 113/174 43/66 70/108 61/91 9/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 84/112 32/42 52/70 48/61 4/9
 IgG  +  IgM +  2/112 0/42 2/70 0/61 2/9
 IgG-IgM- 27/112 11/42 16/70 15/61 1/9
HSV-2 112/174 42/66 70/108 61/91 9/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 14/112 3/41 11/70 11/61 0/9
 IgG-IgM- 98/112 39/41 59/70 50/61 9/9
VZV 116/174 43/66 73/108 64/91 9/17
 IgG  +  IgM- 114/116 43/42 71/73 62/64 9/9
 IgG-IgM- 2/116 0/42 2/73 2/64 0/9
EBV 133/174 49/66 83/108 75/91 8/17
 VCA IgG + EBNA IgG + VCA IgM- 131/132 48/48 81/83 73/75 8/8
 VCA IgG + EBNA IgG- VCA IgM- 2/132 0/48 2/83 2/75 0/8
 VCA IgG- EBNA IgG- VCA IgM- 0/132 0/48 0/83 0/75 0/8
JCV Stratify® assay 33/174 12/66 21/108 16/94 5/17
 positive 5/33 0/12 5/21 4/5 1/4
 negative 28/33 12/12 16/21 12/16 4/5
QuantiFERON® TB-gold 127/174 47/66 80/108 69/91 11/17
 positive 19/127 4/47 15/80 11/71 4/11
 indeterminate 3/127 2/47 1/80 1/71 0/11
 negative 105/127 13/47 64/80 57/71 7/15

MS: multiple sclerosis; HAV: hepatitis A virus; HBV: hepatitis B virus, HCV: hepatitis C virus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; Ab: antibody; Ag: antigen; CMV: cytomegalovirus; HSV-1: Herpes Simplex-1; HSV-2: Herpes Simplex-2; VZV: varicella zoster virus; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; JCV: John Cunningham virus.