title: [Studies of anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibody positive rate and cytomegalovirus mononucleosis in adults].
abstract: We analyzed anti-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG and IgM antibody (EIA) and anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral capsid antigen (VCA) IgG and IgM antibody (FA) in adults during 1994-1999. We examined these IgM sero-positive patient's medical records, and diagnosed CMV mononucleosis and EBV mononucleosis. Anti-CMV antibody positive rates decreased from 87.6% in 1994 to 77.8% in 1999. Especially in twenties, anti-CMV antibody positive rates decreased from 65.2% in 1994 to 53.3% in 1999. On the other hand, anti-EBV VCA antibody positive rates were not changed (91-94%). Number of cases of CMV mononucleosis increased from 2 cases in 1994 to 16 cases in 1999, but EBV mononucleosis was not changed. These results suggested that increasing cases of CMV mononucleosis was influenced by decreasing anti-CMV antibody positive rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isonuma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000276:immunology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M