Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) trends in Sri Lanka: insights from a hospital-based seroprevalence analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) spreads through direct contact with blood, and other body fluids such as urine, saliva and breast milk. It is transmitted sexually and can also be passed from a pregnant mother to fetus via the placenta. While often asymptomatic in healthy individuals, HCMV causes symptomatic infections in immunocompromised people and congenital infections in fetuses. It is a common global congenital infection and can lead to morbidity and occasional mortality in newborns. Latent HCMV may reactivate in immunosuppressed individuals. This study aimed to determine the age and gender specific seroprevalence of HCMV in selected populations in Sri Lanka.

Methods

A total of 820 blood samples obtained from 820 participants of selected low and high-risk populat

SUBMITTER: Sunil-Chandra NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806834 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature