A patient presents to the physician complaining of a 4-week history of fever,malaise,and irritability.The patient admits to feeling better compared with how he felt even a week ago.The physician thinks that the patient might have had cytomegalovirus (CMV).Which of the following sets of serologic results would you see in this patient if he is recovering from CMV?

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If the patient is recovering from CMV, the serologic results would show CMV IgM negative and CMV IgG positive. CMV IgM indicates an active infection, while CMV IgG indicates a past infection or immunity. Therefore, option B is the correct choice.

A Patient Presents to the Physician Complaining of a 4-Week