Research Article

Incidence of Infection of Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackieviruses A6 and A16 among Household Contacts of Index Cases in Dong Thap Province, Southern Vietnam

Table 1

Laboratory characteristics and incidences of EV-A71, CV-A6, and CV-A16 infection among household contacts of index cases ().

VariablesEV-A71CV-A6CV-A16

Seropositive424504529
Infection4010636
 RT-PCR02060
 RT-PCR and seroconversion01050
 Seroconversion4010636
 EV-A71 NT against0917
 CV-A6 NT against0918
 CV-A16 NT against1718
Number of household contacts among households with an index case of each serotype84336109
Incidence rate47.6% (40/84)31.5% (106/336)33.0% (36/109)