ArticleBMC public health2012
Increased seroprevalence of IgG-class antibodies against cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, and varicella-zoster virus in women working in child day care.
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- A systematic literature review of the global seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus: possible implications for treatment, screening, and vaccine development.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Vaccine-Preventable Infections in Childcare Workers.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2020Pooled it
- The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in daycare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Pooled it
- Are Daycare Workers at a Higher Risk of Parvovirus B19 Infection? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Estimation of the burden of varicella in Europe before the introduction of universal childhood immunization.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Pooled it
- Varicella-Zoster Virus Prevalence among Pregnant Women: A European Epidemiological Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Hypovitaminosis Din Postherpetic Neuralgia-High Prevalence and Inverse Association with Pain: A Retrospective Study.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Seroepidemiology of parvovirus B19 among different age groups & pregnant women in India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2017Article
- Seroepidemiology of cytomegalovirus infections in Croatia.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2017Article
- Microbiology laboratory and the management of mother-child varicella-zoster virus infection.World journal of virology · 2016Review
- Seroprevalence of Varicella zoster virus antibody among young women before marriage in Sanandaj, Iran.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2016Article
- Are female daycare workers at greater risk of cytomegalovirus infection? A secondary data analysis of CMV seroprevalence between 2010 and 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2016Article
- Comparison of six real-time PCR assays for qualitative detection of cytomegalovirus in clinical specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary maternal infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), parvovirus B19 (B19V), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) may result in adverse pregnancy outcomes like congenital infection or foetal loss. Women working in child day care have an increased exposure to CMV, B19V, and VZV. By comparing the seroprevalence of IgG-class antibodies against CMV, VZV and B19V in female day care workers (DCW) with the seroprevalence in women not working in day care this study aimed to assess the association between occupation and infection.
methodsA cross-sectional design was used. Out of a random sample of 266 day care centres, demographic data, data on work history, and blood samples were collected from 285 women from 38 centres. In addition, blood samples and basic demographics from women who participated in a cross-sectional survey of the Amsterdam population (2004) were used. All blood samples were tested for IgG-class antibodies against CMV, B19V, and VZV.
resultsTwenty-seven percent of the DCW were still susceptible to B19V or CMV. Working in day care was independently associated with B19V infection in all DCW (prevalence ratio [PR] 1.2; 95 % CI 1.1-1.3), and with CMV infection in DCW of European origin only (PR 1.7; 95 % CI 1.3-2.3). Almost all women born outside Europe tested seropositive for CMV (96 %). All DCW tested seropositive for VZV, compared to only 94 % of the women not working in day care.
conclusionThis study confirms the clear association between employment in child day care centres and infection with CMV and B19V. Intervention policies, like screening of new employees and awareness campaigns emphasizing hygienic measures among DCW, should be implemented urgently to improve the maternal health of these women and the health of their offspring.
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