title: Province-wide adenovirus type 3 outbreak with severe cases in New Brunswick.
abstract: Adenovirus is a commonly isolated virus in clinical samples. Life-threatening infections, although rare, are described worldwide. An epidemic spread of an adenovirus type 3 strain occurred in the province of New Brunswick during the fall of 2008 to the winter of 2009; it resulted in three severely ill patients, with one fatality. Adenovirus should be considered as a cause of severe community-acquired viral pneumonia, especially when the influenza test is negative.
authors.affiliation: Département de microbiologie et des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire Dr-Georges-L-Dumont, Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick;
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girouard
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garceau
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thibault
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourque
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bastien
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li