Cytomegalovirus-Specific Immunoglobulin G is associated with chronic lung disease in children and adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa with perinatal HIV infection.

In a cross-sectional study of 296 perinatally HIV-infected children and adolescents from Zimbabwe, individuals with the top tertile of CMV-Specific Immunoglobulin G titre had an increased odds of chronic lung disease (odds ratio 3.33; 95% confidence interval 1.37-8.85; p = 0.010).