title: [Virological diagnosis of ocular adenovirus infection].
abstract: For laboratory diagnosis, virus isolation and identification from conjunctival swabs should be combined with serology (two blood specimens: early and 14 days or later after onset of disease). The group-specific complement fixation fails in almost one-half of the cases. Additional type-specific reactions (neutralization, hemagglutination inhibition, type-specific complement fixation) may be performed with adenovirus 8 and, in epidemic outbreaks, also with other types. Immunofluorescence procedures have proved to be of limited value; rapid diagnostic procedures are not yet available.
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Die virologische Diagnose der Adenovirusinfektion des Auges.