title: Incidence of adenoviral and chlamydial coinfection in acute follicular conjunctivitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  After we studied a case of chlamydial and adenoviral coinfection in a 20-year-old woman, we determined the incidence of chlamydial infection in patients with acute adenoviral conjunctivitis. In a randomized retrospective study, we evaluated 100 specimens of patients with culture-proven adenoviral conjunctivitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three of 100 (3%) specimens tested positive for chlamydial DNA using polymerase chain reaction. Adenoviral and chlamydial coinfection is rare, yet should be considered in patients with prolonged follicular keratoconjunctivitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mellman-Rubin
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uhrin
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000150:complications*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003235:Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D003236:Conjunctivitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004269:DNA, Bacterial