Harrison's Manual of Medicine
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
MICROBIOLOGY
CMV is a herpesvirus, has double-stranded DNA, and renders infected cells 2–4 times the size of surrounding cells. These cytomegalic cells contain an eccentrically placed intranuclear inclusion surrounded by a clear halo, with an “owl’s-eye” appearance.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "CYTOMEGALOVIRUS." Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. Harrison's Manual of Medicine, harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623263/all/CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623263/all/CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. Accessed October 5, 2026.
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623263/all/CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2026 October 05]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623263/all/CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
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