Population
23,297 clinically diagnosed hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Hunan province, China, collected between…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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EV71 detection in mild HFMD may flag higher severe-case risk; hypothesis-generating and needs prospective validation before practice change.
There is a strong positive correlation between the EV71 detection rate in mild HFMD cases and the proportion of severe cases, highlighting the importance of early detection to predict and mitigate disease progression.
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