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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]

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
• Patients with the following risk factors are at a higher risk being seropositive for cytomegalovirus infection:
  • Female sex
  • Foreign birthplace
  • Low income
  • Overcrowding
  • Low education and socioeconomic status