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We assessed the association between active HCMV infection and recent HCMV exposure with tuberculosis (TB) disease among TB-presumptive South African adults. This was a cross-sectional case-control study that utilized stored plasma and serum samples collected from adults (\u226518 years) with presumptive TB self-presenting to primary care clinics in in the Kraaifontein District in Cape Town, South Africa. This study analyzed TB Cases (n\u2009=\u200998) who were mycobacterial culture and or GeneXpert Ultra positive and controls (n\u2009=\u2009199) who were frequency matched by HIV status. Current HCMV infection (including reactivation or reinfection) and recent infection were defined using qPCR and serology (IgM and IgG avidity ELISA), while HCMV DNAemia was defined by a positive qPCR result alone. 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