title: Keratoconjunctivitis due to adenovirus type 8: a local outbreak.
abstract: An outbreak of acute keratoconjunctivitis occurred in 24 patients who had visited a private ophthalmology office between July and October 1986. The median incubation period was 12.6 days (range seven to 21 days). Adenovirus type 8 was isolated from three of the five patients in whom cultures were done. This outbreak illustrates the highly contagious nature of adenovirus infection and the potential for transmission during routine office visits.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, LSU Eye Center, New Orleans 70112-2234.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Insler
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged