title: Detection and prevalence of adenoviral conjunctivitis among hospital employees using real-time polymerase chain reaction as an infection prevention tool.
abstract: Hospital employees with suspected adenoviral conjunctivitis underwent evaluation and testing with real-time polymerase chain reaction. Viral conjunctivitis was suspected in 307 (59%) of 518 employees with eye complaints; adenovirus was detected in 4% (22 of 518). Four employees had genotypes consistent with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. This algorithm minimizes productivity loss compared with clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Irene C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: Miriana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pehar
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Maragakis
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valsamakis
mesh_terms: D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000465:Algorithms; D003236:Conjunctivitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction