The results of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest there is an increased risk for tuberculosis among people with cytomegalovirus infection, researchers reported in The Lancet.
“In December 2021, we read an article … in The Lancet Global Health that showed children who had cytomegalovirus infection were at increased risk of subsequently developing tuberculosis disease,” Shaun Lee, PhD, associate professor at the Monash University Malaysia School of Pharmacy, told Healio. “The article also pointed out a few epidemiological studies supporting this correlation.”