Sociodemographic factors associated with IgG and IgM seroprevalence for human cytomegalovirus infection in adult populations of Pakistan: a seroprevalence survey.

Our findings reveal that up to 6 % of women of childbearing age remain HCMV seronegative in Pakistan, and the risk of primary infection within this group may be significant given our observation that around 0.5 % of men of a similar age may be undergoing primary infection each year, an event followed by prolonged viral secretion, which could serve to drive infection in the women who remain uninfected at this age.

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