title: [Parvovirus B19 infections in Germany 1987-1988].
abstract: 3289 sera of patients were tested for Parvovirus B19 specific antibodies (IgM/IgG) by ELISA for routine virological diagnostics in 1987/1988. Acute B19 infection could be confirmed in 14.5%, while 24.4% were already immune and in 61.1% antibodies could not be detected. Only 0.12% of all sera were B19-DNA positive by nucleic acid hybridisation. The highest rate of acute B19 infections could be detected in the age-group of the 6-15 year old. Infections occurred above all in the period of January to July resp. August. The most frequent clinical manifestation of acute B19 infection was exanthema (54.4%) and arthritis/arthralgia (6.5%).
authors.affiliation: Max von Pettenkofer-Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Schlipköter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiersbitzky
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Tiller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hottenträger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deinhardt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roggendorf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000276:immunology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
vernacular_title: Parvovirus B19-Infektionen in Deutschland 1987-1988.