Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to enterovirus 70 in India.
An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in Delhi, India, during August and September 1996. The etiologic agent was confirmed as enterovirus type 70 by a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method followed by immunofluorescence and neutralization tests. After nearly a decade, this virus is reemerging as a cause of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India.
Maitreyi
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Dar
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Muthukumar
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Vajpayee
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Xess
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Vajpayee
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Seth
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Broor
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003232:Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male