Although we know that tobacco product exposure is associated with many viral or bacterial infections, its specific association with human cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains to be adequately demonstrated. We hypothesized that tobacco product/e-cigarette exposure would be positively correlated with CMV seropositivity among young children 3 to 5 years....

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is an intracellular pathogen that can infect the epithelial cells of the genital tract and lead to significant reproductive issues such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women. CT infections are one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide and are commonly coinfected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). Early detection of CT and NG infections can be challenging due to many individuals presenting asymptomatically....