Laboratory Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 214-223.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2020.03.006

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Meta analysis on the positive detection rate of anti-Epstein-Barr virus antibodies in Chinese population with infectious mononucleosis

ZHANG Minjie, GAO Yufang, YANG Feifei, XU Xiaoli   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Xianyang Central Hospital,Xianyang 712000,Shaanxi,China
  • Received:2018-06-08 Online:2020-03-30 Published:2020-04-17
  • Contact: XU Xiaoli

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relation of anti-Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) antibodies with Chinese population with infectious mononucleosis(IM) by Meta analysis. Methods The databases,including China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),WANFANG Database,Pubmed,EMbase,Chinese Biological Medicine Database(CBM) and Chinese Weipu Database(VIP),were searched from inception to February 2018. The case-control studies of IM patients and control subjects for anti-EBV antibodies were collected for conducting a Meta analysis. The literatures were strictly screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Quality assessment was performed using a modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale(NOS). The odds ratios(OR) of seropositivity to anti-EBV antibodies were calculated using Rev Man 5.3. OR for each anti-EBV antibody was combined in a Meta analysis,and the stability was evaluated by sensitivity analysis. Egger test was used to evaluate the publication bias. Results Totally,16 studies were included,including 1 305 IM cases and 973 control cases. There was a higher seroprevalence of anti-EBV viral capsid antigen(EBV-VCA) IgM/IgG/IgA antibodies and anti-EBV early antigen(EBEA) IgM/IgG antibodies in IM cases compared to control cases. An overall OR for anti-EBV-VCA IgM was 81.67 [95% confidence interval(CI) 57.88-115.22],that for anti-EBV-VCA IgG was 7.86(95% CI 2.05-30.25),that for anti-EBV-VCA IgA was 15.45(95% CI 1.13-211.81),that for anti-EBEA IgM was 17.21(95%CI 7.76-38.15) ,and that for anti-EBEA IgG was 4.21(95% CI 1.08-16.40) in IM cases. The difference in seropositivity rates between IM cases and control cases for anti-EBV nuclear antigen(EBV-NA) IgG had no statistical significance(OR=0.50,95%CI 0.08-3.00,P=0.45). A total of 11 studies determined anti-EBV-VCA IgG were various widely in their qualities,and there was considerable heterogeneity in the results of Meta analysis. Subgroup analysis failed to demonstrate a statistical significance in any of the subgroups considered(P>0.05). Egger test showed that there was no publication bias. Conclusions There is a higher seroprevalence of anti-EBV-VCA and anti-EBEA antibodies but not anti-EBV-NA antibody in Chinese population with IM compared to control subjects.

Key words: Epstein-Barr virus, Infectious mononucleosis, Case-control study, Meta analysis

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