Table 3.

Difference in Serology Between Mothers of Seropositive and Seronegative Children

Characteristic	Mothers of KSHV + Children (n = 81)	Mothers of KSHV− Children (n = 43)
KSHV seroprevalence, No. (%)	54 (66.7)	32 (74.4)
GMTa
All	8.87	22.1
Seropositive	26.7	68.5
Titer group as % of KSHV+, No. (%)
Low	37 (68.5)	15 (46.9)
Intermediate	11 (20.4)	8 (25.0)
High	6 (11.1)	9 (28.1)
Neutralizing antibodies	3 (3.7)	2 (4.7)

Abbreviations: GMT, geometric mean titer; KSHV, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

^a P < .0001.