IgG antibodies to cytomegalovirus in a normal urban Swedish population.
Sera from 1251 individuals in a normal urban Swedish population were investigated with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for IgG antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV). The age of the individuals was from 1-87 yr. The percentage of seropositives increased from 40 in the age group 1-4 yr to 51, 64, 77 and 83 at the ages of 10-19, 20-29, 30-39 and 40-49, respectively. In the older groups 80-100% were seropositive.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden; D014505:Urban Population
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G