Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of EV71 virus and mycoplasma pneumoniae infection on cell immunity and humoral immunity in children with hand foot and mouth disease. Method Totally 120 cases with severe hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in PICU in our hospital were involved. The subjects were divided into group 1 (n = 31), group 2 (n = 34), group 3 (n = 28) and group 4 (n = 27). Thirty healthy children were enrolled incontrol group. Levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+ /CD8+ ratio, IL-6, IL-10, IgA, IgG and IgM were determined. Result Compared with control group, all 4 groups experienced decreased levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+ /CD8+, IgA, IgG and IgM and increased levels of CD8+, IL-6 and IL-10 (P < 0.05). Among 4 groups, The difference was statistically significant by t test (P < 0.05). The blood concentration of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+ /CD8+ ratio, IgA, IgG and IgM was highest in group 4 and lowest in group 1, while levels of CD8+, IL-6 and IL-10 were highest in group 1 and lowest in group 4. Incidence of severe HFMD was statistically different among 4 groups with group 1 as the highest and group 4 as the lowest (P = 0.000). Conclusion Cell immunity and humoral immunity of children with HFMD are compromised significantly by the double infection of EV71 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.