High susceptibility to cytomegalovirus infection of pregnant women in Flanders, Belgium
Maternal antibodies against cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection offer, to some extent, protection against congenital CMV infection. Thisstudy describesthe seroprevalence of CMV-specific IgGin 220 parturient women during pregnancy, at delivery, at 3 months after delivery and in their cord blood (Flanders,Belgium, 2006-2008).ELISA was used to measure IgG. Ofthis population, 30% had positive IgG titres. Active transplacentaltransport was confirmed with a ratio 1.15/1. Elevated maternalIgGtitre and increased parity, but not age, were significantly associated with higherseroprevalence of CMV-specific Ig... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | cord blood / cytomegalovirus / maternal antibodies / pregnancy / seroprevalence / transplacental transport |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26602797 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/14737 |
Maternal antibodies against cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection offer, to some extent, protection against congenital CMV infection. Thisstudy describesthe seroprevalence of CMV-specific IgGin 220 parturient women during pregnancy, at delivery, at 3 months after delivery and in their cord blood (Flanders,Belgium, 2006-2008).ELISA was used to measure IgG. Ofthis population, 30% had positive IgG titres. Active transplacentaltransport was confirmed with a ratio 1.15/1. Elevated maternalIgGtitre and increased parity, but not age, were significantly associated with higherseroprevalence of CMV-specific IgG in the cord blood. These data indicate a high susceptibility to CMV among fertile women.Prenatal prevention and otherstrategiesto prevent intra-uterine infection are of critical importance in a highly susceptible population.