Decreasing seropositivity of cytomegalovirus of pregnant women in Japan

T. Hoshiba, A. Asamoto, Y. Yabuki

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-196
Number of pages4
JournalNippon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine
Volume56
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 01-1998
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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