Outbreak of adenovirus serotype 8 conjunctivitis in preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit

ERSOY, YASEMİN; OTLU, BARIŞ; TURKCUOGLU, P.; YETKIN, FUNDA; AKER, S.; KUZUCU, ÇİĞDEM

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.007

Outbreak of adenovirus serotype 8 conjunctivitis in preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit

ERSOY Y., OTLU B., TURKCUOGLU P., YETKIN F., AKER S., KUZUCU Ç.

JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, cilt.80, sa.2, ss.144-149, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 80 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.007
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.144-149
Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenovirus conjunctivitis, Outbreak, Preterm infants, EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, NOSOCOMIAL OUTBREAK, EYELID SPECULA, TYPE-8, DISINFECTION, RETINOPATHY
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis outbreaks have rarely been reported in preterm infants. An outbreak of adenovirus conjunctivitis occurred between 15 January and 25 February at a neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey.