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Enterovirus 70 was confirmed as the etiologic agent in 10 of 13 cases of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis during a 1996 outbreak in Delhi, India.
Observational (n=13)
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Enterovirus 70 reemerged as a cause of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India after nearly a decade, successfully identified using a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method and PCR.
Alerts clinicians to EV70 in AHC outbreaks; leaves open need for updated surveillance and diagnostic validation.
An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in Delhi, India, during August and September 1996. The etiologic agent was confirmed as enterovirus type 70 by a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method followed by immunofluorescence and neutralization tests. After nearly a decade, this virus is reemerging as a cause of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in India.
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Maitreyi et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (n=13). Enterovirus 70 was evaluated on Identification of the etiologic agent. Enterovirus 70 was confirmed as the etiologic agent in 10 of 13 cases of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis during a 1996 outbreak in Delhi, India.
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