Open AccessCytomegalovirus Viremia and Clinical Outcomes in Kenyan Children Diagnosed With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Hospital
Author(s) -
Dalton Wamalwa,
Irene Njuguna,
Elizabeth MalecheObimbo,
Emily R. Begnel,
Daisy Chebet,
Judith A Onyango,
Lisa M Cranmer,
MeeiLi Huang,
Barbra A. Richardson,
Michael Boeckh,
Grace JohnStewart,
Jennifer A. Slyker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab604
Subject(s) - viremia , medicine , hazard ratio , cytomegalovirus , confidence interval , viral load , human cytomegalovirus , betaherpesvirinae , immunology , pediatrics , viral disease , virus , herpesviridae
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia is common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and is associated with worse long-term outcomes. To date, no studies have assessed CMV viremia in children diagnosed with HIV in hospital.