Cytomegalovirus-Specific Immunoglobulin G Is Associated With Chronic Lung Disease in Children and Adolescents from Sub-Saharan Africa Living With Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Hameiri Bowen D., Sovershaeva E., Charlton B., Schive C., Odland J., McHugh G., Bandason T., Mayini J., Ferrand RA., Yindom L-M., Rowland-Jones SL.
In a cross-sectional study of 296 children and adolescents from Zimbabwe living with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus, individuals with the top tertile of cytomegalovirus-specific immunoglobulin G titer had an increased odds of chronic lung disease (odds ratio, 3.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.37-8.85; P = .010).