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Table 1 Status of HCMV serological markers IgG and IgM in the study population

From: Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus among pregnant women and hospitalized children in Palestine

Study population

Total number

IgG + n (%)

IgG-n (%)

IgM +n (%)

IgM grey n (%)

IgM-n (%)

Pregnant women

556

537 (96.6)

19 (3.4)

64 (11.5)

21 (3.8)

471 (84.7)

Children (total)

924

813 (88)

111 (12)

108 (11.7)

27 (2.9)

789 (85.4)

Newborns

249

245 (98.4)

4 (1.6)

5 (2)

1 (0.4)

243 (97.6)

  1. Pregnant women, children and Newborns are indicated; number of cases (n) subjected to HCMV IgG and IgM testing is given, while the percentages are in parenthesis.