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Table 2 Verified HCMV IgG/IgM status in the study population

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

Population

Pregnant Women

Children (total)

Newborns only

Immunoglobulin

IgG+

IgG-

IgG+

IgG-

IgG+

IgG-

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

IgM+

63 (11.3)

1 (0.2)

104 (11.3)

4 (0.4)

5 (2)

0 (0)

IgM-

453 (81.5)

18 (3.2)

685 (74.1)

104 (11.3)

239 (96)

4 (1.6)

IgM grey

21 (3.8)

0 (0)

24 (2.6)

3 (0.3)

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

  1. Pregnant women (556), children (924) including newborns (249) are indicated; number of cases (n) subjected to HCMV IgG and IgM testing is given, while the percentages are in parenthesis.