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Cytomegalovirus viraemia is associated with poor growth and T-cell activation with an increased burden in HIV-exposed uninfected infants.

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Objective

Factors associated with poor health in HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants are poorly defined.Wedescribe the prevalence and correlates of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viraemia in HEU and HIV-unexposed-uninfected (HUU) infants, and quantify associations with anthropometric, haematological, and immunological outcomes.

Design

Cross-sectional, including HEU and HUU infants from rural coastal Kenya.

Methods

Infants aged 2–8 months were studied. The ...

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Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1097/QAD.0000000000001568

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Publisher:
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Publisher's website
Journal:
AIDS Journal website
Volume:
31
Issue:
13
Pages:
1809–1818
Publication date:
2017-06-01
Acceptance date:
2017-06-04
DOI:
EISSN:
1473-5571
ISSN:
1473-5571 and 0269-9370
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:700598
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uuid:3afb0e9e-c7de-40f6-9419-82e9529ece60
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pubs:700598
Source identifiers:
700598
Deposit date:
2017-06-25

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