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<p>The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of rubella and cytomegalia among young women. The study included 175 healthy women from the Biała Podlaska District, aged 16 to 35 years. Anti-rubella and anti-CMV IgG were determined by ELISA. 172 (98.3%) study subjects tested positive for rubella antibodies, 1 (0.6%) was seroindeterminate and 2 (1.1%) were seronegative. CMV antibodies were detected in 119 (68.0%) participants; the series included also 1 (0.6%) seroindeterminate and 55 (31.4%) seronegative women. The levels of rubella and CMV antibodies were not significantly affected by age, place of residence and educational level of the study subjects.</p>
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The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of rubella and cytomegalia among young women. The study included 175 healthy women from the Biała Podlaska District, aged 16 to 35 years. Anti-rubella and anti-CMV IgG were determined by ELISA. 172 (98.3%) study subjects tested positive for rubella antibodies, 1 (0.6%) was seroindeterminate and 2 (1.1%) were seronegative. CMV antibodies were detected in 119 (68.0%) participants; the series included also 1 (0.6%) seroindeterminate and 55 (31.4%) seronegative women. The levels of rubella and CMV antibodies were not significantly affected by age, place of residence and educational level of the study subjects.

Seroprevalence of Rubella and Cytomegalia in Young Women from Biała Podlaska District

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of rubella and cytomegalia among young women. The study included 175 healthy women from the Biała...

Seroprevalence of Rubella and Cytomegalia in Young Women from Biała Podlaska District

Published Online: Dec 04, 2017

Page range: 543 - 545

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: May 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.7103

Keywords
cytomegalovirus, seroprevalence in women

© 2017 DOROTA PLEWIK et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Seroprevalence of Rubella and Cytomegalia in Young Women from Biała Podlaska District

Published Online: Dec 04, 2017

Page range: 543 - 545

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: May 17, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.7103

Keywordscytomegalovirus, seroprevalence in women

© 2017 DOROTA PLEWIK et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cytomegalovirus, seroprevalence in women