Cytomegalovirus infection risk factors
|
Cytomegalovirus infection Microchapters |
|
Differentiating Cytomegalovirus infection from other Diseases |
|---|
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Cytomegalovirus infection risk factors On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cytomegalovirus infection risk factors |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Cytomegalovirus infection risk factors |
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.