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J Clin Pathol 53:612-614 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.8.612

Histopathological detection of owl's eye inclusions is still specific for cytomegalovirus in the era of human herpesviruses 6 and 7

Table 1

The number of organs that contained CMV, HHV-6, or HHV-7 DNA related to the presence of owl's eye inclusions

CMV DNA HHV-6 DNA HHV-7 DNA
Owl's eye inclusions Pos Neg Total Pos Neg Total Pos Neg Total
CMV, cytomegalovirus; HHV, human herpesvirus; neg, negative; pos, positive.
Yes 19 0 19 13 6 19 9 10 19
No 75 45 120 87 33 120 83 37 120
Total 94 45 139 100 39 139 92 47 139
p = 0.0004 p = 0.78 p = 0.07

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