Table 2 Association between antibody levels to cytomegalovirus (CMV) glycoprotein B (gB) and antibody levels to Smith (Sm) and to ribonucleoprotein (RNP) in seropositive sera
From: Lack of autoantibody production associated with cytomegalovirus infection
| Â | Â | Statistical correlation with optical density to: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Sm | RNP | ||||
Subjects | EIA optical density to gB (mean ± SD) | R | t | P | R | t | P |
CMV seropositive (n = 40) | 1.152 ± 1.01 | 0.118 | 0.735 | 0.234 | 0.214 | 1.351 | 0.092 |
Vaccinees (n = 8) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   4 months postimmunization | 1.479 ± 2.46 | 0.147 | 0.332 | 0.376 | 0.147 | 0.365 | 0.364 |
   12 months postimmunization | 0.690 ± 1.18 | 0.571 | 1.702 | 0.070 | 0.062 | 0.153 | 0.442 |