Changes in Cytomegalovirus Seroprevalence Among U.S. Children Aged 1–5 Years: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
Molly R. Petersen, Eshan U. Patel, Alison G. Abraham, Thomas C. Quinn, Aaron A.R. Tobian
Abstract
Data from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) indicate that the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies among US children aged 1-5 years was 20.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.0, 29.0) in 2011-2012 and 28.2% (95% CI: 23.1-34.0) in 2017-2018 (adjusted prevalence difference, +7.6% [95% CI: -.4, +15.6]).
Topics & Concepts
National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyMedicineSeroprevalenceConfidence intervalCytomegalovirusCross-sectional studyHealth examinationEnvironmental healthDemographyPediatricsSerologyGerontologyImmunologyAntibodyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Viral diseaseInternal medicinePopulationHerpesviridaePathologySociologyCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchNeonatal Health and BiochemistryParvovirus B19 Infection Studies