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Risk Factors for Parvovirus B19 Infection in Pregnancy
Anne Kristine Valeur-Jensen, MD;
Carsten B. Pedersen, MSc;
Tine Westergaard, MD;
Inge P. Jensen, MD;
Morten Lebech, MD;
Per K. Andersen, MSc, PhD;
Peter Aaby, MSc, PhD;
Bent Nørgaard Pedersen, MD, PhD;
Mads Melbye, MD, PhD
JAMA. 1999;281:1099-1105.
Context Parvovirus B19 infection during pregnancy has been associated with fetal death. However, the incidence of and risk factors for infection in pregnant women have not been well studied.
Objectives To estimate a pregnant woman's risk of infection with parvovirus B19 in epidemic and endemic situations and to study risk factors for infection.
Design Population-based cohort study conducted between November 1992 and June 1994.
Setting Three regions in Denmark.
Participants A total of 30,946 pregnant women from a consecutive and population-based screening.
Main Outcome Measures Specific IgG antibodies in serum samples obtained in the first trimester of pregnancy and from the newborn infant to assess past infection and seroconversion. Information on family structure, educational background, socioeconomic status, and pregnancy outcome was obtained from national registers.
Results Based on 30,946 serum samples, 65.0% of pregnant women had evidence of past infection. Annual seroconversion rates among susceptible women during endemic and epidemic periods were 1.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.2%-1.9%) and 13.0% (95% CI, 8.7%-23.1%), respectively. Baseline seropositivity was significantly correlated with increasing number of siblings, having a sibling of the same age, number of own children, and occupational exposure to children. Risk of acute infection increased with the number of children in the household as follows: 0 children odds ratio (OR), 1 (reference); 1 child OR, 3.17 (95% CI, 2.24-4.49); 2 children OR, 5.47 (95% CI, 3.55-8.45); 3 or more children OR, 7.54 (95% CI, 3.80-14.94). Having children aged 6 to 7 years resulted in the highest rate of seroconversion among mothers (6.8%; OR, 4.07; 95% CI, 1.89-8.73). Compared with other pregnant women, nursery school teachers had a 3-fold increased risk of acute infection (OR, 3.09; 95% CI, 1.62-5.89). Population-attributable risk of seroconversion was 55.4% for number of own children and 6.0% for occupational exposure.
Conclusions The risk of infection is high for susceptible pregnant women during epidemics and associated with the level of contact with children. Nursery school teachers have the highest occupational risk, but most infections seem to be the result of exposure to the woman's own children.
Author Affiliations: Department of Epidemiology Research, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre (Drs Valeur-Jensen, Westergaard, Andersen, Aaby, and Melbye and Ms C. B. Pedersen), and the Departments of Virology (Dr Jensen) and Clinical Biochemistry (Drs Lebech and B. N. Pedersen), Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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