CMV pneumonitis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
CMV inclusions were first described in 1881 by Ribbert in the kidney of a stillborn, and the virus was later isolated by Smith, Rowe and Weller in 1956. The term cytomegalovirus was coined by Weller.