title: Prevalence of antibodies to parvovirus B19 in selected groups of patients and healthy individuals.
abstract: The prevalence of antibodies to parvovirus B19 in sera (n = 745) of various groups of patients and healthy individuals was determined by the enzyme immunoassay, using viral particles as antigen. Among healthy individuals, anti-B19 IgG prevalence was highest in nurses (65.4% (17/26)); in medical students it was 34.1% (47/138) and in pregnant females, 24.4% (48/197). 37.0% (44/119) of HIV-negative haemophiliac patients and 91.7% (33/36) of haemophilic patients with HIV infection were anti-B19 IgG-positive. 45.8% (55/120) of dialysis patients and 27.5% (30/109) of patients with asymptomatic HIV infection were positive for anti-B19 IgG. With the exception of HIV-infected haemophiliac patients, no specific "risk group" for B19 infection could be identified.
authors.affiliation: Max von Pettenkofer-Institut für Hygiene and Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hottenträger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roggendorf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003956:Dialysis; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013337:Students, Medical
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral