title: Three nonfatal cases of neonatal adenovirus infection.
abstract: Neonatal adenovirus infection is considered a rare and fatal disease. Three nonfatal neonatal adenovirus infections manifesting as conjunctivitis or conjunctivitis with other nonspecific symptoms are described. Adenovirus DNA was detected by PCR in eye swabs from two patients and in both cerebrospinal fluid and eye swabs in the third patient.
authors.affiliation: Virology, Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elfateh M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Elnifro
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dady
authors.forename: Sa'id
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hany
authors.forename: Zolf M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Mughal
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Klapper
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000821:virology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000473:pathology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral