A NOSOCOMIAL OUTBREAK OF EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO ADENOVIRUS TYPE-37

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作者
TAKEUCHI, R
NOMURA, Y
KOJIMA, M
UCHIO, E
KOBAYASHI, N
MATUMOTO, M
机构
[1] YOKOHAMA CITY INST HLTH, DIV MICROBIOL, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA 235, JAPAN
[2] YOKOHAMA CITY UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA 236, JAPAN
[3] KITASATO INST, MINATO KU, TOKYO 105, JAPAN
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D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1990.tb01052.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis occurred at the department of ophthalmology of a hospital in Yokohama, involving 14 inpatients, 12 outpatients, and 2 doctors. Adenovirus type 37 (Ad-37) was isolated from the conjunctival swab in 12 of 18 cases. In neutralization tests, the isolates showed some cross-reaction with adenovirus type 19 (Ad-19). The Ad-37 isolates were indistinguishable from each other and from the prototype Ad-37, but distinct from the prototype Ad-19 in the restriction endonuclease analysis of viral DNA. © 1990, Center For Academic Publications Japan. All rights reserved.
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