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**Patients with burn injuries<ref name="pmid27515422">{{cite journal| author=Wurzer P, Guillory A, Parvizi D, Clayton RP, Branski LK, Kamolz LP et al.| title=Human herpes viruses in burn patients: A systematic review. | journal=Burns | year= 2017 | volume= 43 | issue= 1 | pages= 25-33 | pmid=27515422 | doi=10.1016/j.burns.2016.02.003 | pmc=5239736 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27515422 }} </ref> | |||
*Patients with the following risk factors are at a higher risk to be seropositive for cytomegalovirus infection:<ref name="pmid20426575">{{cite journal| author=Bate SL, Dollard SC, Cannon MJ| title=Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in the United States: the national health and nutrition examination surveys, 1988-2004. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2010 | volume= 50 | issue= 11 | pages= 1439-47 | pmid=20426575 | doi=10.1086/652438 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20426575 }} </ref> | *Patients with the following risk factors are at a higher risk to be seropositive for cytomegalovirus infection:<ref name="pmid20426575">{{cite journal| author=Bate SL, Dollard SC, Cannon MJ| title=Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in the United States: the national health and nutrition examination surveys, 1988-2004. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2010 | volume= 50 | issue= 11 | pages= 1439-47 | pmid=20426575 | doi=10.1086/652438 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20426575 }} </ref> | ||
**Female sex | **Female sex | ||
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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]
Overview
- Patients with the following conditions are at a higher risk for developing symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection include patients with solid organ transplant, hematological stem cell transplant, AIDS and existing T-cell deficiency.
Risk Factors
- Patients with the following conditions are at a higher risk for developing symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection:
- Solid organ transplant
- Hematological stem cell transplant
- AIDS
- T-cell deficiency
- Elderly age
- Critically ill patients
- Patients with malignancy
- Patients with burn injuries[1]
- Patients with the following risk factors are at a higher risk to be seropositive for cytomegalovirus infection:[2]
- Female sex
- Foreign birthplace
- Low income
- Overcrowding
- Low education and socioeconomic status
References
- ↑ Wurzer P, Guillory A, Parvizi D, Clayton RP, Branski LK, Kamolz LP; et al. (2017). "Human herpes viruses in burn patients: A systematic review". Burns. 43 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2016.02.003. PMC 5239736. PMID 27515422.
- ↑ 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.