Outbreak of adenovirus type 4 infection in a long-term care facility for the elderly.

Abstract

An outbreak of acute respiratory disease due to human adenovirus and a resulting increase in mortality occurred in a long-term care facility for the elderly. By use of viral culture and polymerase chain reaction, not a rapid antigen test, the virus was detected. Human adenovirus infection can occur in elderly individuals, but detection by rapid antigen testing may be limited.

• Authors: Ruth Kandel, Arjun Srinivasan, Erika M C D'Agata, Xiaoyan Lu, Dean Erdman, Michael Jhung
• Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol) Vol. 31 Issue 7 Pg. 755-7 (Jul 2010) ISSN: 1559-6834 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20509762 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adenovirus Infections, Human (diagnosis, epidemiology, mortality, virology)
• Adenoviruses, Human (classification, genetics, isolation & purification)
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Boston (epidemiology)
• Cross Infection (diagnosis, epidemiology, microbiology, mortality)
• Disease Outbreaks
• Female
• Homes for the Aged (statistics & numerical data)
• Humans
• Long-Term Care (statistics & numerical data)
• Male
• Nursing Homes (statistics & numerical data)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Respiratory Tract Infections (diagnosis, epidemiology, microbiology, mortality)
• Virus Cultivation