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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]

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Risk Factors

  • Patients with the following conditions are at a higher risk for developing symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection:
  • Patients with the following risk factors are at a higher risk to be seropositive for cytomegalovirus infection:[1]
    • Female sex
    • Foreign birthplace
    • Low income
    • Overcrowding
    • Low education and socioeconomic status

References

  1. Bate SL, Dollard SC, Cannon MJ (2010). "Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in the United States: the national health and nutrition examination surveys, 1988-2004". Clin Infect Dis. 50 (11): 1439–47. doi:10.1086/652438. PMID 20426575.