Prevalence Of Cytomegalovirus Antibodies Research Articles

The prevalence of cytomegalovirus antibody in women: An epidemiological study from South Wales

Hypotheses concerning possible modes of transmission of cytomegalovirus were tested by the use of questionnaires and sera obtained from a random sample of 894 women aged 18–69 years of age from a community in South Wales. In a multiple regression analysis married and single women were treated separately. Of a total of 11 independent variables considered, only four were significantly associated with seropositivity in the case of married women: age, number of siblings, husband's social class and father's unemployment. In the case of single women only age and father's social class remained statistically significant. The data is consistent with the hypothesis that the majority of antibody to cytomegalovirus in this community is acquired by means of close personal contact, probably by a salivary route. Further data based on longitudinal study of seropositives may be helpful in testing this hypothesis.

Prevalence of cytomagalovirus antibodies in the population of Northern Greece.

SUMMARY A serological study has been carried out of the frequency of cytomegalovirus antibodies in urban and rural populations of Northern Greece. Complement-fixing antibodies were found in 62 per cent. of children aged 6 mth to 10 yr and in over 80 per cent. of adults.

A Sex Difference in the Prevalence of Antibodies to Cytomegalovirus

Complement fixation antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) were determined for 195 nonwhite persons residing in a circumscribed community in Dallas. Complement fixation antibody titers ≥ 1:8 were encountered in 45.1% of the sample. There was a progressive increase in CMV antibody prevalence with age. In each age group studied and particularly during the child-bearing years (15 to 44), the prevalence of CMV antibody was greater in women. Overall, CMV antibody rates for women (55.0%) differed significantly from those found for men (32.6%) (P