Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence in the adult population of Germany.

BACKGROUND:Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains asymptomatic in most immunocompetent hosts, but is the leading cause of congenital viral infection worldwide and can be life-threatening in immunocompromised individuals. We aimed to assess CMV seroprevalence in a nationally representative samp...

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Main Authors: Raskit Lachmann, Anna Loenenbach, Tim Waterboer, Nicole Brenner, Michael Pawlita, Angelika Michel, Michael Thamm, Christina Poethko-Müller, Ole Wichmann, Miriam Wiese-Posselt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6059406?pdf=render