| cytomegalovirus infection in an italian population: antibody prevalence, virus excretion and maternal transmission. | between 1987 and 1994, the prevalence of antibodies to cytomegalovirus (cmv) was determined by elisa in 19,043 subjects in the population of parma (northern italy). the overall prevalence was 71.8%. the age specific prevalence increases starting from 28% in two year-olds to 95.7% in 45-54 year-old subjects. profiles of antibody production during primary and recurrent infection were analyzed and correlated with virus presence in clinical samples showing correspondence between virus excretion and ... | 1997 | 9208422 |