Blutspenderauswahl zur Bereitstellung von anti-Cytomegalievirus-negativen Blutkomponenten

Abstract
Sera of 1731 blood donours of the Ulm blood bank were screened for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies. Prevalence of these antibodies was 37%. The seroconversion rate among 1090 anti-CMV-negative blood donours was 13 per thousand per year for the whole donour population over a period of 27 months and depended on age. It was 16 per thousand per year for donours aged 18-40 years, but only 7 per thousand for those over 41 years old. Seropositivity was higher in women than men. To provide anti-CMV-negative blood requires a pre-screened anti-CMV-negative donour group and the re-screening of each further donated blood component.