| the epidemiology of childhood cytomegalovirus infections in a large city of southern italy. | the present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of cytomegalovirus infections among 4,790 infants and children living in the bari area. serum antibodies were measured by a microneutralization test. igm antibodies were measured with a capture immunoenzymatic test. a high incidence of maternally derived antibody was found during the first 6 months of life (92.8%). the positivity rate declined during the second 6 months (86.9%) and between 1 and 4 years (86.6%) and increased again betw ... | 1993 | 8390872 |