Factors associated with cytomegalovirus serostatus in young people in England: a cross-sectional study.
Joanne R WinterGraham S TaylorOlivia G ThomasCharlotte JacksonJoanna E A LewisHelen Ruth StaggPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
CMV seroprevalence is strongly associated with ethnicity, and modestly increases with age in 11-24-year-olds. A greater understanding of the transmission dynamics of CMV, and the impact of this on CMV-associated morbidity and mortality, is necessary to inform effective vaccination strategies when a vaccine for CMV becomes available.
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