| the prevalence of human cytomegalovirus seropositivity among blood donors at the unit of blood transfusion medicine, hospital universiti sains malaysia. | human cytomegalovirus (hcmv) is a species-specific dna virus of the herpetoviridae family. after a primary infection, hcmv persists in a latent form most probably in bone marrow progenitor cells or in peripheral blood monocytes. the virus can reactivate to result in shedding of the virus leading to virus dissemination and new infections. immunocompromized patients are the ones most vulnerable to serious diseases occasionally acquired in blood transfusions. in a human population, hcmv seropositiv ... | 2006 | 17124989 |