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Table 2 Distribution of serological results in different age groups

From: Sero-epidemiological survey of human cytomegalovirus-infected children in Weifang (Eastern China) between 2009 and 2012

Age group

IgG-IgM-(%)

IgG+alone (%)

IgM+alone (%)

IgG+IgM+(%)

Overall IgM+

Total

Cumulative infection rate

Recent infection rate

1-14 d

938

548

8

8

16

1502

37.5

1.7

 

(62.5)

(36.5)

(0.5)

(0.5)

(1)

(100)

  

15-28 d

384

179

8

1

9

572

32.9

2.3

 

(67.1)

(31.3)

(1.4)

(1.7)

(1.5)

(100)

  

29 d-3 m

982

392

221

180

401

1775

44.7

28.9

 

(55.3)

(22.1)

(12.5)

(10.1)

(22.6)

(100)

  

4-6 m

315

230

50

110

160

705

55.3

33.7

 

(44.7)

(32.6)

(7.1)

(15.6)

(22.7)

(100)

  

7-12 m

944

868

17

35

52

1864

49.3

5.2

 

(50.6)

(46.6)

(0.9)

(1.9)

(2.8)

(100)

  

1-3 y

521

288

6

5

11

819

36.4

2.1

 

(63.6)

(35.1)

(0.7)

(0.6)

(1.3)

(100)

  

4-6 y

432

178

1

4

5

615

29.8

1.1

 

(70.2)

(29.0)

(0.2)

(0.6)

(0.8)

(100)

  

Total

5048

2836

315

346

661

7852

  
  1. Note: Cumulative infection rate % = (total number of age group - both neigative number)/total number × 100.
  2. Recent infection rate % = overall IgM+ number of the age/(total number of the age - IgG+ number) × 100.