TY - JOUR
T1 - A Seroepidemiologic Study of Infectious Mononucleosis
T2 - The Development of EB Virus Antibody in a Military Population
AU - Lehane, Daniel E.
PY - 1970/6/29
Y1 - 1970/6/29
N2 - Paired serum samples from 110 Marine recruits and 459 Vietnam veterans were tested for the development of EB virus (EBV) antibody. The socioeconomic background of recruits was found to be low. There is a high prevalence, 85.7%, of preexisting antibody in recruits. This suggests low socioeconomic background predisposes individuals to development of EBV antibody at an early age. Despite the low susceptibility rate, the incidence of infectious mononucleosis for recruits is 18.5 per 1,000 and for Vietnam veterans 23.8 per 1,000. The incidence of EBV antibody seroconversion was ten times greater than reported hospitalization rates.
AB - Paired serum samples from 110 Marine recruits and 459 Vietnam veterans were tested for the development of EB virus (EBV) antibody. The socioeconomic background of recruits was found to be low. There is a high prevalence, 85.7%, of preexisting antibody in recruits. This suggests low socioeconomic background predisposes individuals to development of EBV antibody at an early age. Despite the low susceptibility rate, the incidence of infectious mononucleosis for recruits is 18.5 per 1,000 and for Vietnam veterans 23.8 per 1,000. The incidence of EBV antibody seroconversion was ten times greater than reported hospitalization rates.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1970.03170260036009
DO - 10.1001/jama.1970.03170260036009
M3 - Article
C2 - 4316440
AN - SCOPUS:0014966883
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 212
SP - 2240
EP - 2242
JO - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 13
ER -