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July 1, 2008The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

The Search for Adenovirus 14 in Children in Houston, Texas

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Population

215 pediatric adenovirus isolates from children in Houston, Texas

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

FLFederico R. LahamCenters for Disease Control and PreventionAJAlan M. JewellBaylor College of MedicineSSShauna L. SchoonoverBaylor College of Medicine

Discussion

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Overview

Ad14 absent from 215 pediatric isolates despite nearby adult outbreak; leaves open age-specific transmission patterns.

Structured PICO

P
Population
215 pediatric adenovirus isolates from children in Houston, Texas
I
Intervention
Serotyping using microneutralization
O
Outcome
Presence of Adenovirus 14 (Ad14)

Adenovirus 14 was not found to be circulating among pediatric patients in Houston, Texas, despite a concurrent outbreak in nearby military recruits.

Cite This Study

Laham et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a950fb92fdd6c151ff21cf4https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e318168d25a
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