[Prevalence of anti-CMV antibodies in blood donors in the Sfax region (value in blood transfusion)]

Tunis Med. 2000 Aug-Sep;78(8-9):512-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Detection of anti-CMV antibodies was carried out in sera of healthy blood donors, divided into groups of 20 according to age and sex. Sera were tested for anti-CMV by an ELISA test (Enzygnost anti-CMV/IgG-Behring). Among 280 sera, 272 were positive for IgG to CMV (97.14%). The prevalence of those antibodies was high in all age stratum (95-100%) but was higher in women than in men (98.57% versus 95.71%). The titre of IgG to CMV was superior to 12 Ul/ml in 56.43% of CMV positive donors. So, the leucocyte removal is the only alternative for the prevention of post-transfusional CMV infection. The high percentage of donors with anti-CMV antibodies level more than to 12 Ul/ml allow to consider the use of plasmapheresis for preparing specific immunoglobulins to CMV.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Blood Donors / statistics & numerical data*
  • Blood Transfusion / methods
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / transmission
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Leukapheresis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Transfusion Reaction
  • Tunisia / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G