Unexpectedly High Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Older Children and Adolescents With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | Zendy

L.M. Yindom | Zendy; Victoria Simms | Zendy; Edith D. Majonga | Zendy; Grace McHugh | Zendy; Ethel Dauya | Zendy; Tsitsi Bandason | Zendy; Helene Vincon | Zendy; Jamie Rylance | Zendy; Shungu Munyati | Zendy; Rashida A. Ferrand | Zendy; Sarah Rowland–Jones | Zendy

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Unexpectedly High Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Older Children and Adolescents With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Author(s) -

L.M. Yindom,

Victoria Simms,

Edith D. Majonga,

Grace McHugh,

Ethel Dauya,

Tsitsi Bandason,

Helene Vincon,

Jamie Rylance,

Shungu Munyati,

Rashida A. Ferrand,

Sarah Rowland–Jones

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy961

Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , odds ratio , confidence interval , viral load , human cytomegalovirus , logistic regression , immunology , viral disease , virus , virology , pediatrics , herpesviridae

Older children and adolescents with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (PHIV) infection in Africa experience multiple comorbidities that are not typical of HIV-associated opportunistic infections, including growth impairment and chronic lung disease. We examined associations between plasma cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA and lung function and growth.

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