Cytomegalovirus Seroprevalence Increases With Age, Higher In Women, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/28, Chan) reports, “Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence increases with age and is higher in women than in men in both the United States and Canada, according to study findings published in the Journal of Medical Virology.” In the study, “overall, estimated CMV seroprevalence in the US was higher in women than in men and increased with age: 18 to ˂20 years: women, 49%; men, 41.6%; 40 to ˂42 years: women, 63%; men, 51.5%; 84 to ˂86 years: women 94.5%; men, 81.6%.”