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Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, Polo Pontino, Sapienza University, Latina.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
³ Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Royal Free Campus, University College London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Health Sciences, S. Paolo Univeristy Hospital, University of Milan, Italy.

Comment

Miriam Lichtner et al. J Infect Dis. 2015.

. 2015 Apr 15;211(8):1357-9.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu618. Epub 2014 Nov 7.

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, Polo Pontino, Sapienza University, Latina.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
³ Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Royal Free Campus, University College London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Health Sciences, S. Paolo Univeristy Hospital, University of Milan, Italy.

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Comment on

Cytomegalovirus coinfection is associated with an increased risk of severe non-AIDS-defining events in a large cohort of HIV-infected patients.
Lichtner M, Cicconi P, Vita S, Cozzi-Lepri A, Galli M, Lo Caputo S, Saracino A, De Luca A, Moioli M, Maggiolo F, Marchetti G, Vullo V, d'Arminio Monforte A; ICONA Foundation Study. Lichtner M, et al. J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 15;211(2):178-86. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu417. Epub 2014 Jul 31. J Infect Dis. 2015. PMID: 25081936
Positive results of immunoglobulin G cytomegalovirus serologic testing and risk of severe non-AIDS-related complications in HIV-infected patients.
Manfredi R. Manfredi R. J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 15;211(8):1356-7. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu617. Epub 2014 Nov 7. J Infect Dis. 2015. PMID: 25381369 No abstract available.

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