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Cytomegalovirus IgM Seroprevalence among Women of Reproductive Age in the United States

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  • Chengbin Wang
  • Sheila C Dollard
  • Minal M Amin
  • Stephanie R Bialek

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM indicates recent active CMV infection. CMV IgM seroprevalence is a useful marker for prevalence of transmission. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III 1988–1994, we present estimates of CMV IgM prevalence by race/ethnicity, provide a comparison of IgM seroprevalence among all women and among CMV IgG positive women, and explore factors possibly associated with IgM seroprevalence, including socioeconomic status and exposure to young children. There was no difference in IgM seroprevalence by race/ethnicity among all women (3.1%, 2.2%, and 1.6% for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black and Mexican American, respectively; P = 0.11). CMV IgM seroprevalence decreased significantly with increasing age in non-Hispanic black women (P

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  • Chengbin Wang & Sheila C Dollard & Minal M Amin & Stephanie R Bialek, 2016. "Cytomegalovirus IgM Seroprevalence among Women of Reproductive Age in the United States," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(3), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0151996
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151996
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