title: Prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in Thai young adults.
abstract: The prevalence of antibody to human parvovirus B19 in 128 Thai healthy young adults was measured. Antibodies of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class were investigated in serum samples of 51 males and 77 females aged 18-24 years (mean 19.83; SD 1.07) by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using high specific recombinant parvovirus B 19 antigen. Only 14 out of 128 (10.94%) sera were found positive, including 6 males and 8 females. No sex preponderance was observed. The amount of antibody calculated as antibody index was not statistically significant difference between genders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. parvapan@chula.ac.th
authors.forename: Parvapan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhattarakosol
authors.forename: Chitsanu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pancharoen
authors.forename: Ekasit
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kowitdamrong
authors.forename: Rungtip
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thammaborvorn
authors.forename: Vanida
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mungmee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology