Seropositivity and Higher Immunoglobulin G Antibody Levels Against Cytomegalovirus Are Associated With Mortality in the Population-Based European Prospective Investigation of Cancer–Norfolk Cohort

Background. The relationship between cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and mortality among immunocompetent individuals is uncertain. We aimed to examine whether seropositivity for CMV and the level of CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody are associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Metho...

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Autores principales: Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Langenberg, Claudia, Sharp, Stephen J., Luben, Robert, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Wareham, Nicholas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3634310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23442763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit083

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