Three nonfatal cases of neonatal adenovirus infection.
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.
Elnifro
Elfateh M
EM
Virology, Division of Laboratory and Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Cooper
Robert J
RJ
Dady
Ian
I
Hany
Sa'id
S
Mughal
Zolf M
ZM
Klapper
Paul E
PE
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
D004279:DNA, Viral