Cytomegalovirus infection in a day-care center in the municipality of São Paulo
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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38(3): 165-169, May-Jun. 1996.
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-320650
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of antibodies against cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the incidence of CMV infection were tested in 98 children aged 5 to 36 months who attended the day-care center of a University hospital in São Paulo. At the beginning of the study the overall prevalence of anti-CMV IgG antibodies was 44 (43/98). Saliva and/or urine samples were obtained from 38 of the 43 children that were seropositive at the beginning of the study for isolation of the virus, and 52.6 of these children were found to excrete CMV in one of the two materials. Among the 37 children that were initially seronegative from whom it was possible to obtain a new blood sample 6 to 12 months later, 22 (59.5) presented seroconversion. The rate of viral excretion through urine or saliva from the children that seroconverted was 50. These results indicate that CMV infection is frequent and occurs early among the children who attend this day-care center. However, controlled studies using molecular epidemiology techniques are needed to define more precisely the role of day-care centers in CMV dissemination.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Guarderías Infantiles
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Infecciones por Citomegalovirus
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Citomegalovirus
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Anticuerpos Antivirales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Oswaldo Curz-FIOCRUZ/BR
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