DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4713-4718.2005
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Figures
- FIG. 1.
Proposed diagnostic algorithm for CMV serology screening in pregnant women.
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Serological data collected prospectively between 7 October 2002 and 1 June 2004 for 600 pregnant womena
CMV immunoglobulin status No. of women at: Total no. of women examined IgG IgM IgG avidity ≤20 weeks gestation >20 weeks gestation − − ND 169 90 259 + − ND 202 106 308 + + Low 5 2 7 + + High 20 6 26 ↵ a +, positive; −, negative; ND, not done; low, <35%; high, ≥35%.
- TABLE 2.
Screening data from seven women diagnosed as being at high risk for CMV intrauterine transmissiona
Case Gestation at testing (wk) Group CMV IgG CMV IgM (AxSYM) CMV IgM (Eti-Cytok) CMV IgG avidity (%) PCR CMV status at birth Urine Blood 1 7 A + + + 22 − + Uninfected 2 12 A + + + 33 + − Not tested 3 11 A + + − 23 − + Uninfected 4 14 A + + − 33 − − Uninfected 5 12 A + + + 29 + − Uninfected 6 28 B + + + 10 − + Infected 7 31 B + + + 27 + + Infected ↵ a +, positive; −, negative.
