Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Viremia in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Should We Treat the CMV? or the HIV? or Both?

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reflects the level of immunodeficiency. In the absence of CMV end-organ disease, early start of effective antiretroviral therapy is the only treatment required and is most often sufficient to control CMV replication.