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Cytomegalovirus infection epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Worldwide, approximately 40,000 to 90,000 per 100,000 individuals are seropositive for Cytomegalovirus infection.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Worldwide, approximately 40,000 to 90,000 per 100,000 individuals are seropositive for Cytomegalovirus infection. [1]
- CMV seroprevalence in developing countries reaches more than 90% by adolescence and exceeds 95% by early adulthood
Gender
- In the United States, 35%-90% of women entering their childbearing years are seropositive, and thus, they are not susceptible to primary CMV infection.
Age
- Seroprevalence is age-dependent 58.9% of individuals aged 6 and over are infected with CMV.
- 90.8% of individuals aged 80 and over are positive for CMV.
References
References
- ↑ Pytka D, Czarkowska-Pączek B| title=[CMV infection in elderly]. | journal=Przegl Lek | year= 2016 | volume= 73 | issue= 4 | pages= 241-4 | pmid=27526428 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27526428 }}
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