The search for adenovirus 14 in children in Houston, Texas.
Adenovirus (Ad)14 has recently emerged in the United States causing outbreaks of severe respiratory disease. To determine if Ad14 circulated in Houston, Texas, during the same time as an outbreak in military recruits in nearby San Antonio, 215 pediatric adenovirus isolates were serotyped using microneutralization. None were Ad14; Ad1, Ad2, and Ad3 were the most common identified serotypes.
Laham
Federico R
FR
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. laham@bcm.edu
Jewell
Alan M
AM
Schoonover
Shauna L
SL
Demmler
Gail J
GJ
Piedra
Pedro A
PA
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D012703:Serotyping; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology