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Adenovirus pseudo-outbreak associated with bronchoscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2019

Walter C. Hellinger Open the ORCID record for Walter C. Hellinger [Opens in a new window] ,
Heather C. Parth ,
Brenda T. Smith ,
Lisa L. Bickley ,
Michael A. Bednarik ,
Elma B. Reger ,
D. Jane Hata  and
Anne-Carol Burke
Walter C. Hellinger*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Heather C. Parth
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Brenda T. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Lisa L. Bickley
Affiliation:
Pulmonary Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Michael A. Bednarik
Affiliation:
Respiratory Services, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Elma B. Reger
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
D. Jane Hata
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Anne-Carol Burke
Affiliation:
RB Partners, Crystal Beach, Florida
*
Author for correspondence: Walter C. Hellinger, MD, Email: hellinger.walter@mayo.edu
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Abstract

Introduction and regular application of multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis of bronchoalveolar specimens for community-acquired respiratory viruses in January 2017 led to the identification of adenovirus in multiple patients in a surgical intensive unit in July 2017, which was attributed to a pseudo-outbreak.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 11 , November 2019 , pp. 1305 - 1308
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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