An Outbreak of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in a Pediatric Unit Due to Adenovirus Type 8

Chaberny, Iris F.; Schnitzler, Paul; Geiss, Heinrich K.; Wendt, Constanze

doi:10.1086/502247

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“…Transmission routes of adenoviruses include the fecal-oral route and inhalation of aerosols. Adenoviruses have been associated with outbreaks in different settings, including military camps (7,36,40), hospitals (6,28,32), day care centers (1,38), and schools (27). Waterborne outbreaks due to adenoviruses have also involved swimming pools (53,64).…”

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Quantitative Detection of Human Adenoviruses in Wastewater and Combined Sewer Overflows Influencing a Michigan River

Fong

Phanikumar

Xagoraraki

et al. 2010

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Enteric viruses are important pathogens found in contaminated surface waters and have previously been detected in waters of the Great Lakes. Human adenoviruses were monitored because of their high prevalence and persistence in aquatic environments. In this study, we quantified adenoviruses in wastewater, surface water, and combined sewer overflows (CSOs) by real-time PCR. Between August 2005 and August 2006, adenovirus concentrations in raw sewage, primary-treated effluent, secondary-treated effluent, and chlorinated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in Michigan were examined. CSO samples (n ‫؍‬ 6) were collected from a CSO retention basin in Grand Rapids, MI. Adenoviruses were detected in 100% of wastewater and CSO discharge samples. Average adenovirus DNA concentrations in sewage and CSOs were 1.15 ؋ 10 6 viruses/liter and 5.35 ؋ 10 5 viruses/liter, respectively. Adenovirus removal was <2 log 10 (99%) at the wastewater treatment plant. Adenovirus type 41 (60% of clones), type 12 (29%), type 40 (3%), type 2 (3%), and type 3 (3%) were isolated from raw sewage and primary effluents (n ‫؍‬ 28). Six of 20 surface water samples from recreational parks at the lower Grand River showed virus concentrations above the real-time PCR detection limit (average, 7.8 ؋ 10 3 viruses/liter). This research demonstrates that wastewater effluents and wastewater-impacted surface waters in the lower Grand River in Michigan contain high levels of viruses and may not be suitable for full-body recreational activities. High concentrations of adenovirus in these waters may be due to inefficient removal during wastewater treatment and to the high persistence of these viruses in the environment.

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Quantitative Detection of Human Adenoviruses in Wastewater and Combined Sewer Overflows Influencing a Michigan River

Fong

Phanikumar

Xagoraraki

et al. 2010

Appl Environ Microbiol

217

104

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“…Epidemics have commonly been reported in NICUs. The mortality rate of the epidemics were demonstrated to be lower with AV type 8 and higher with type 30 and type 7 due to respiratory failure caused by pneumoniae (4,6,7). Therefore, it has been thought that the severity of the epidemics may be related to the serotype of the virus.…”

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Bir yenidoğan yoğun bakım biriminde adenovirus salgın yönetimi

Bilgin¹,

Yalaz²,

Köroğlu³

et al. 2011

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“…Risikofaktoren In einer Studie an Neugeborenen in Heidelberg konnte die vorangegangene Untersuchung durch Augenärzte zum Ausschluss einer Retinopathia präma-turorum als signifikanter Risikofaktor für die Infektion dokumentiert werden (Chaberny 2003).…”

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