title: Prevalence of cytomegalovirus antibody in subjects between the ages of 6 and 22 years.
abstract: We determined the prevalence of antibody to cytomegalovirus (CMV) in three groups between 1985 and 1987. Group I consisted of 511 subjects 6-22 y old, group II consisted of 920 subjects 18-21 y old, and group III of 113 subjects 18-22 y old. The overall prevalence of antibody in these three groups was 34%, 24%, and 28%, respectively. Prevalence of antibody in white subjects (24%, 21%, and 24%, respectively) was significantly lower than that in nonwhite subjects. In group I, there was no increase in prevalence with age in white subjects, but the percentage of individuals with antibody increased with age among nonwhite subjects. It is of obvious concern that a large proportion of white women entering childbearing years lack CMV antibody.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yow
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Demmler
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoyle
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pinckard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mishaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pokorny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013781:Texas; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G