Seroprevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus in Pregnant Women in the Asir Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Autor:	Riyad A. Moosa, Fadaa Alotaibi, Abdelwahid Saeed Ali, Mohammed Khamash Almaghrabi, Ahmad Saeed Mohammad Alayed, Khalid A. Alahmari, Nawaf M. Alyahya, Ali Dafer Alwadei, Mohammad Alqahtani, Ahmad Hussain Alqahtani
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Human cytomegalovirus medicine.medical_specialty business.industry virus diseases medicine.disease Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin Infectious Diseases Older patients Age groups Virology Internal medicine medicine Seroprevalence business Research Article
Zdroj:	Intervirology
ISSN:	1423-0100 0300-5526
Popis:	Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection spreads easily by interpersonal contact. Objective: This study determined the prevalence of seropositivity of cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the Asir Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study evaluated the seropositivity for cytomegalovirus-specific IgG in 460 females. Collected samples were processed and tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and specific HCMV IgG. Results: The study showed that all the respondents aged 15–20 years were seropositive for the HCMV. HCMV seropositive status was recorded in 99.2% of the older patients (>40 years of age). In the remaining age groups, the rate of seropositivity ranged from 95.7 (age range 20–25 years) to 98.9% (age range 30 years). Conclusions: In all age groups of females tested, the prevalence of seropositive for HCMV was high, i.e., in the range of 95.7–100%.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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