Open AccessCytomegalovirus Viremia Associated With Increased Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Caleb P Skipper,
Mark R. Schleiss,
Ananta S Bangdiwala,
Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado,
Kabanda Taseera,
Henry W. Nabeta,
Abdu K Musubire,
Sarah M Lofgren,
Darin L. Wiesner,
Joshua Rhein,
Radha Rajasingham,
Charlotte Schutz,
Graeme Meintjes,
Conrad Muzoora,
David B. Meya,
David R. Boulware
Publication year - 2019
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/ciz864
Subject(s) - viremia , medicine , hazard ratio , interquartile range , immunology , cytomegalovirus , viral load , confidence interval , virology , antibody , viral disease , herpesviridae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis are both important causes of death in persons with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia may be associated with increased mortality in persons living with HIV who have tuberculosis. It is unknown whether concurrent CMV viremia is associated with mortality in other AIDS-related opportunistic infections.