[Decreasing seropositivity of cytomegalovirus of pregnant women in Japan]

Nihon Rinsho. 1998 Jan;56(1):193-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We examined seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) of pregnant women for 18 years since 1980 with complement-fixing antibody (CF) and specific IgG antibody. CF seropositive rate decreased gradually from 93.2% to 66.7%. CMV-IgG Seropositive rates were 87.4% in 1985, and 75.2% in 1996 to 1997. Age and parity of pregnant women associated with the immune status; 35.6% of recent young primipara were susceptible.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Parity
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G