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8385733

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
In 1989, the prevalence of antibody to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was determined by the ELISA method in serum samples from 198 apparently healthy children 4-14 years old in Kumba City (Cameroon). Children were randomly recruited from six primary schools located in different districts of the city. The overall prevalence was 94.0%, increasing from 88.5% in 4-6 years old to 98% in subjects 11-14 years old. A slight male predominance was observed (96.2% versus 92.4%), which was not statistically significant. Family size and father's occupation were not associated with anti-CMV prevalence. These findings demonstrate a virtually total exposure to CMV infection by late childhood in Cameroon. However, the undesirable consequences of congenitally acquired CMV infection are rare, because nearly 100% of the women are seropositive by the time they reach childbearing age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1121-7138
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of cytomegalovirus seropositivity in an urban childhood population in Cameroon.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article