Baseline Cytomegalovirus Viremia at Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis Is Associated With Long-term Increased Incident TB Disease and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Ugandan Adults With HIV.
Jayne P EllisAnanta S BangdiwalaCaleb P SkipperLillian TugumeLaura NsangiJohn MatovuKatelyn A PastickKenneth SsebambuliddeBozena M MorawskiAbdu K MusubireMark R SchleissDavid A J MooreJoseph N JarvisDavid R BoulwareDavid B MeyaBarbara CastelnuovoPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
CMV viremia >1000 IU/mL at meningitis diagnosis was associated with increased incident TB disease and mortality during long-term follow-up. Future studies to determine the causal relationship and potential for therapeutic intervention are warranted.