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. 2010 Feb 24;48(5):1767–1770. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01691-09

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of anti-MCV and anti-BKV antibodies observed in Belgium and Italy

Country Age (yr) No. of antibody-positive subjects/total no. of subjects examined (%)
Anti-MCV antibody
Anti-BKV antibody
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Belgium 18-25 78/101 (77) 78/101 (77) 92/101 (92) 92/101 (92)
Italy 18-39 28/32 (88) 26/42 (62) 54/74 (73) 29/32 (91) 32/42 (76) 61/74 (82)
40-64 27/30 (90) 40/50 (80) 67/80 (84) 23/30 (77) 29/50 (58) 52/80 (65)
65-85 14/20 (70) 15/20 (75) 29/40 (73) 10/20 (50) 13/20 (65) 23/40 (58)
Total 69/82 (84) 81/112 (72) 150/194 (77) 62/82 (76) 74/112 (66) 136/194 (70)
Total 228/295 (77) 228/295 (77)