Characteristics of six patients with acute parvovirus B19 infection at study entry (baseline)
| Pt | Sex | Age (y) | Joints involved | Rash | ESR (mm/h) | RF | ANA | B19 IgM/IgG-Ab (ELISA) | B19 IgM/IgG-Ab (IB) | B19 PCR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA, antinuclear antibodies; B19 IgM/IgG-Ab, parvovirus B19 IgM and IgG antibodies; ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; F, female; IB, immunoblot; nd, not done; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; Pt, patient; RF, rheumatoid factor; y, years; +, positive; –, negative. | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | F | 24 | 6 | – | 10 | – | – | +/+ | –/+ | – | ||||
| 2 | F | 39 | 7 | + | 29 | – | – | +/+ | +/+ | + | ||||
| 3 | F | 36 | 4 | + | 14 | + | – | +/+ | –/+ | + | ||||
| 4 | F | 28 | 10 | – | 17 | – | – | +/+ | +/+ | – | ||||
| 5 | F | 32 | 4 | – | 10 | – | – | +/+ | +/+ | nd | ||||
| 6 | F | 44 | 1 | – | 11 | – | – | +/+ | –/+ | nd | ||||