Abstract |
In a serological survey of 430 pregnant women 45 had high or rising titres of BK-virus haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies. The presence of BK-virus-specific IgM was confirmed in 10 of these women. No BK-virus-specific IgM was detected in the samples of cord blood from the babies born to these women. The sera from 40 women known to be excreting inclusion-bearing cells during pregnancy were tested for the presence of BK-virus and JC-virus-specific IgM and IgG. The presence of BK-virus-specific IgM was confirmed in three cases and JC-virus-specific IgM in seven cases. Specific IgM persisted for several months in some pregnant women. No Bk-virus-specific IgM was detected in any of the samples of cord blood from the babies born to these women with evidence of polyomavirus infection. No JC-virus-specific IgM was detected in 36 out of 37 of the cord bloods; however, in one it is possible that minute amounts of JC-virus-specific IgM were present.
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Authors | P E Gibson, A M Field, S D Gardner, D V Coleman |
Journal | Journal of clinical pathology
(J Clin Pathol)
Vol. 34
Issue 6
Pg. 674-9
(Jun 1981)
ISSN: 0021-9746 [Print] England |
PMID | 6265505
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Viral
- Immunoglobulin M
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- BK Virus
(immunology)
- Female
- Fetal Blood
(immunology)
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin M
(analysis)
- Infant, Newborn
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Polyomavirus
(immunology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
(immunology)
- Tumor Virus Infections
(immunology)
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