Seroepidemiology of cytomegalovirus in patients with advanced HIV disease: influence on disease expression and survival.

Summary:To determine the prevalence and effect of cytomegalovirus (CMV) co-infection on clinical outcome, the seroepidemiology of CMV was examined in 196 demographically diverse patients with advanced HIV disease. Thirty-six (18.4%) were seronegative for CMV; 31 of these 36 (86.1%) were both non-bla