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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2019

Onychomadesis and potential association with HFMD outbreak in a kindergarten in Hubei province, China, 2017.

Dan Li, Yang Wu, Xuesen Xing, Jigui Huang, Anlu Mao, Tian Liu, Ping Rao, Wei Qin, Lijie Zhang, Luzhao Feng and 2 more

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Dan LiDivision of Infectious Disease, Jingmen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China.
Yang WuDivision of Infectious Disease, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Xuesen XingDivision of Infectious Disease, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Jigui HuangDivision of Infectious Disease, Jingzhou Center Disease Control and Prevention, Jingzhou, 434000, Hubei, China.
Anlu MaoDivision of Infectious Disease, Jingzhou Center Disease Control and Prevention, Jingzhou, 434000, Hubei, China.
Tian LiuDivision of Infectious Disease, Jingzhou Center Disease Control and Prevention, Jingzhou, 434000, Hubei, China.
Ping RaoJingmen Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China.
Wei QinLu'an Center Disease Control and Prevention, Lu'an, 237008, Anhui, China.
Lijie ZhangJingmen Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China.
Luzhao FengDivision of Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Beijing, 102206, China.
Shangren GaoDivision of Infectious Disease, Jingmen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China. 3539263434@qq.com.
Xuhua GuanDivision of Infectious Disease, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China. 552371433@qq.com.
Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNJingzhou Central Hospital · CNChinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention · CNFirst People’s Hospital of Jingmen · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2017, an outbreak of onychomadesis occurred in kindergarten H, Hubei province, China. We investigated the field to learn about the magnitude and reason of the outbreak.

methodsThe case definition was that a child with onychomadesis or transverse ridging (Beau's line) in fingernails and toenails without previous traumatic or systemic disease in kindergarten H from Sep. 1st to Nov. 30th, 2017. A retrospective cohort study was carried out to analyze the epidemiological relationship between onychomadesis and the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Primary Class #2, kindergarten H. We also performed a serological survey for neutralizing antibodies against coxsackie virus A6 (CVA6), coxsackie virus A10 (CVA10) among 15 cases and six healthy children in the kindergarten. Meanwhile, some children were carried out with routine blood, fungal microscopic and microelement tests. Indoor environment examinations had been done for all classes.

resultsA total of 20 cases were identified in Kindergarten H. Seventy-five percent (15/20) cases occurred in Primary Class #2. Fifty-five percent of the cases (11/20) had suffered from HFMD within two months. The median time between onychomadesis and HFMD was 45 days (ranging from 31 to 58 days). A retrospective cohort study in Primary Class #2 showed the attack rate was 90.0% among 10 children who suffered from HFMD in the past two months compared to 30.0% among 20 children who didn't (Rate Ratio [RR] =3.0, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] =1.5-6.0). The positive rates of neutralizing antibodies were 66.7% for CVA6 and 26.7% for CVA10 in tested cases. The result of routine blood, fungal microscopic, microelements tests were normal in cases. The indicators of environment were within the normal range.

conclusionThe results of this study suggested that the outbreak of onychomadesis in Hubei province was probably associated with HFMD epidemic within two months.

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Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralChild, PreschoolChinaDisease OutbreaksEnterovirus A, HumanFemaleHand, Foot and Mouth DiseaseHumansIncidenceMaleNail DiseasesRetrospective StudiesSchoolsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralFood and mouth diseaseHandOnychomadesisOutbreak

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