Virus Reference and Surveillance Laboratory (VRSL)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Lab Director:
Robert D. Boromisa, PhD
(518) 474-4177

CLIA # 33D0654341
PFI # 1067
WHO Collaborating Laboratory

Disease:	Often asymptomatic Mild mononucleosis-like illness with fever and malaise Infection results in latency. Periodic reactivation with disease is usually only seen in immunosuppressed patients. Multiple organ disease (immunosuppressed patients) Retinitis and polyradiculomyelopathy (AIDS patients) Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease (fetus or transplanted tissues and organs) Encephalitis
Transmission:	Close physical contact, infected semen, blood transfusions. Maternal-fetal (from a reactivation or primary infection) and perinatal via cervical secretions or milk
Vaccination:	None available at this time
Age Association:	All age groups, but most often infants and young children
Geographic Distribution:	World wide
Seasonal Distribution:	All seasons
Preferred Specimens:	Urine, bronchoalveolar lavage, blood, CSF
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Test Methods:	Culture:	Conventional tube culture
	Molecular:	Real-time PCR Conventional PCR
Links of Interest:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention