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A Prospective Study and Review of the Literature

Chinh T. Le, MD; R. Shihman Chang, MD, DSc; Mark H. Lipson, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1983;137(5):466-468.

Abstract
• Susceptibility to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in 1,729 pregnant women was evaluated by screening for EBV antibodies. Fifty-eight subjects (3.4%) had no detectable EBV antibody and were presumably susceptible. Of the 54 women who agreed to participate in this study, none acquired EBV antibody during pregnancy. Our results are in general agreement with some published reports that primary EBV infection during `pregnancy is rare. The role of EBV in congenital infections and perinatal morbidity remains to be defined.

(Am J Dis Child 1983;137:466-468)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Inc, Sacramento, Calif (Drs Le and Lipson), and the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of California, Davis (Dr Chang).

Footnotes
Read in part at the meeting of the Western Society for Pediatric Research, Carmel, Calif, Feb 18, 1982.

Reprint requests to 2025 Morse Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825 (Dr Le).

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