title: SEROPREVALENCE OF ERYTHROVIRUS B19 IgG AMONG SAUDI BLOOD DONORS IN MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) to erythrovirus B19 in Saudi blood donors in Makkah. Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 578 blood (serum) samples were tested for erythrovirus B19-specific-IgG antibody among Saudi blood donors in Makkah. Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Erythrovirus B19-specific-IgG antibodies were detected in 441/578 (76.3%) of Saudi blood donors of different age groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study indicated that 76.3% of Saudi blood donors in Makkah city, Saudi Arabia, had been exposed to erythrovirus B19. This result is in accordance with previous studies performed in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ayman K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Johargy