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May 1, 1983The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Adenovirus Type 7b in a Children's Hospital

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Population

6 patients infected with adenovirus type 7b and 383 hospital employees at Children's Hospital and Health…

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Cohort

Follow-up

1 month (August 15 to September 15, 1980)

Authors

RSRichard StraubeSoligenix (United States)MTMaxwell ThompsonUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamRDRussell B. Van DykeTulane University

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Overview

May indicate high fatality from adenovirus 7b in pediatric inpatients; leaves open optimal infection-control measures in hospitals.

Structured PICO

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Population
6 patients infected with adenovirus type 7b and 383 hospital employees at Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California.
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Outcome
Mortality in infected patients and infection rate in hospital employeeshard clinical

Adenovirus type 7b can cause fatal disease in hospitalized pediatric patients, particularly those with underlying respiratory compromise, and can be transmitted to healthcare workers.

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Straube et al. (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a869e768ce577d54a0cff6fhttps://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/147.5.814
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