An outbreak of adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis in bristol.
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Nineteen cases of keratoconjunctivitis caused by an adenovirus serologically related to types 10 and 19 are described. Seventeen of the patients presented over a period of 7 weeks and included 4 who were involved in a minor outbreak at a factory. The presentation and clinical features closely resembled those caused by adenoviruses types 8 and 19. Mild to severe follicular conjunctivitis, superficial punctate keratitis, discrete subepithelial opacities, membrane formation, and conjunctival scarring were all observed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 63 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979