title: [Prevalence of antibodies against CMV in Grenada].
abstract: The prevalence of anti-CMV antibodies was studied on 1,552 serum samples by means of latex passive haemagglutination method. Of all the sera studied, 1,084 were positive (69.8%). Amongst them, 523 samples came from women and 561 from men, which represent 74.7% and 65.8%, respectively. Regarding to age, 62.3% of the positive samples were from people under 30 years and 91.3% from subjects over that age. The screening of anti-CMV antibodies is especially important in blood and organ donors, where the high percentage of positivity makes it difficult to select negative blood donations. Thus, taking into account the cost-effectiveness, and the results of this study, the search for CMV-negative blood must be exerted preferentially on the group of blood donors under 30 years of age, regardless of sex.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, C.S. Virgen de las Nieves, Granada.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rojo
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oyonarte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carazo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Montoya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de anticuerpos frente a CMV en Granada.