[Seroprevalence of anti-rubella and anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibodies in women aged between 16 and 40 years, living in Tunja, Colombia].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the seroprevalence of anti-rubella and anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibodies in a group of women aged between 16 and 40 years, residents of Tunja.

METHODS:

Descriptive, cross-sectional research in women aged between 16 and 40 years included by means of non- probability sampling for convenience. Sociodemographic variables were recorded by applying a survey. An enzyme immunoassay was used for the quantitative determination of rubella and cytomegalovirus IgG antibodies in serum. The statistical analysis was carried out using the statistical program SPSS version 21.

RESULTS:

The study included 154 women of childbearing age, establishing seropositivity for anti-rubella IgG of 96.1% (n=148) (95%CI: 86.3 - 95.4).

CONCLUSION:

One in ten women included in the study is at risk of primary cytomegalo-virus infection and one in 30 of rubella infection. Prenatal care using serological determinations of cytomegalovirus and rubella during pregnancy is essential in these cases.

• Authors: Sergio Salamanca-Rojas, Neydú M Barahona-López, Apuleyo Marín-Valcárcel, Paola A Vidal-Camargo, Adriana M Pedraza-Bernal, Román Y Ramírez-Rueda, Claudia P Jaimes-Bernal
• Journal: Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) (Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)) 2018 Jul-Aug Vol. 20 Issue 4 Pg. 479-483 ISSN: 0124-0064 [Print] Colombia
• Vernacular Title: Seroprevalencia de anticuerpos IgG antirubéola y anticitomegalovirus en mujeres entre 16 y 40 años residentes en Tunja, Colombia.
• PMID: 30843984 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulin G

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Colombia (epidemiology)
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Cytomegalovirus (immunology)
• Cytomegalovirus Infections (blood, epidemiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin G (blood)
• Rubella (blood, epidemiology)
• Rubella virus (immunology)
• Seroepidemiologic Studies
• Young Adult