No relation between CMV infection and mortality in the oldest old: results from the Belfrail study

Abstract

in contrast to previous findings, a positive CMV serostatus was not associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality in this cohort of very old people. This is probably the result of a survival effect. CMV seropositive subjects with high anti-CMV titres were at higher risk for all-cause mortality compared with other individuals. This may reflect CMV infection reactivation to be more common in the end stages of life.