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Association of Human Cytomegalovirus exposure with tuberculosis disease in South African adults with presumptive tuberculosis

2026-02-04 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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Recent studies suggested that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) exposure may increase tuberculosis (TB) disease risk. We assessed the association between active HCMV infection and recent HCMV exposure with tuberculosis (TB) disease among TB-presumptive South African adults. This was a nested case-control analysis that utilized stored plasma and serum samples collected from adults ([≥]18 years) with presumptive TB self-presenting to primary care clinics in in the Kraaifontein District in Cape Town,...

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