Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated With Increased Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Abstract Cytomegalovirus (CMV) increases tuberculosis (TB) risk, but its relationship with latent TB infection (LTBI) is unknown. Using US nationally representative data, we report that CMV was independently associated with LTBI (odds ratio, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.19–7.28; P=.02). CMV and LTBI were associa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021-11, Vol.8 (11), p.ofab539-ofab539
Hauptverfasser:	van der Heijden, Yuri F, Zhang, Bin, Chougnet, Claire A, Huaman, Moises A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BCG BCG vaccines Brief Reports C-reactive protein Cytomegalovirus infections Development and progression Diseases Epidemiology Health aspects HIV (Viruses) Ohio Tuberculosis Virus diseases
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