Cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Osaka, Suita City 565-087, Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Osaka, Suita City 565-087, Japan. Electronic address: shiroyamat@imed3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Takayuki Niitsu et al. J Infect. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;83(4):496-522.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.004. Epub 2021 Jul 9.

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Osaka, Suita City 565-087, Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Osaka, Suita City 565-087, Japan. Electronic address: shiroyamat@imed3.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

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Keywords: COVID-19; cytomegalovirus disease; cytomegalovirus infection; monitoring for cytomegalovirus infection.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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