Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario
The prevalence of antibody to parvovirus B19 was assessed in two populations. In a group of 494 residents from Ontario and the Maritimes, virus-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody, a marker of acute infection, was found throughout the year but was most prevalent during the late winter and early...
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| description | The prevalence of antibody to parvovirus B19 was assessed in two populations. In a group of 494 residents from Ontario and the Maritimes, virus-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody, a marker of acute infection, was found throughout the year but was most prevalent during the late winter and early spring months. The overall prevalence of IgG antibody in this group was 30.3%. In an effort to examine age-specific prevalence in this population, a second group of sera from 210 pediatric patients at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario and from Red Cross blood donors was tested for the presence of B19-specific IgG, and of these, 31.4% of the samples were positive. This prevalence varied from 3.3% in the under five-year-old age group to 66.7% in the 35- to 45-year-old age group. Eighty per cent of sera from females of this group were seropositive. This study provides insight into the prevalence of parvovirus B19 IgG antibody in the population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5221c10dd100457e9ff135a99c5a0b702025-02-03T01:24:34ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321996-01-017531331610.1155/1996/941356Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in OntarioSamia Wasfy0John Nishikawa1Martin Petric2Virology Laboratory, Division of Microbiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaVirology Laboratory, Division of Microbiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaVirology Laboratory, Division of Microbiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe prevalence of antibody to parvovirus B19 was assessed in two populations. In a group of 494 residents from Ontario and the Maritimes, virus-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody, a marker of acute infection, was found throughout the year but was most prevalent during the late winter and early spring months. The overall prevalence of IgG antibody in this group was 30.3%. In an effort to examine age-specific prevalence in this population, a second group of sera from 210 pediatric patients at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario and from Red Cross blood donors was tested for the presence of B19-specific IgG, and of these, 31.4% of the samples were positive. This prevalence varied from 3.3% in the under five-year-old age group to 66.7% in the 35- to 45-year-old age group. Eighty per cent of sera from females of this group were seropositive. This study provides insight into the prevalence of parvovirus B19 IgG antibody in the population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/941356 |
| spellingShingle | Samia Wasfy John Nishikawa Martin Petric Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario |
| title_full | Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario |
| title_short | Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Antibody to Parvovirus B19 in Ontario |
| title_sort | seroprevalence of immunoglobulin g antibody to parvovirus b19 in ontario |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/941356 |
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