In the patient group (n=48), Ad-37 antibody positivity was detected in 39 samples, while in the control group (n=42), it was detected in 24 samples. According to the Mann Whitney U test result, a significant difference (p =0.011) was found in favor of the patient group.
For Adenovirus 5, antibody positivity was detected in 26 individuals in the patient group and 26 individuals in the control group. According to the Mann Whitney U test result, no statistically significant difference (p=0.461) was found.
More positivity for Adenovirus 37 was detected in the patient group compared to the control group. However, for Adenovirus 5, the number of positive individuals was equal in both patient and control groups. IgG positivity for both Ad-5 and Ad-37 was detected in 28 individuals in the patient group and 22 individuals in the control group. In 9 patient individuals who tested negative for Ad-37, Ad-5 was also negative. Ad-37 and Ad-5 were found to be more positive in male individuals in the patient group and female individuals in the control group. Comparison of Adenovirus 5 and 37 seropositivity by gender distribution in patient and control groups is shown in Table II.