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Detection and Prevalence of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis among Hospital Employees Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction as an Infection Prevention Tool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Irene C. Kuo ,
Colleen Espinosa ,
Michael Forman ,
Miriana Pehar ,
Lisa L. Maragakis  and
Alexandra Valsamakis
Irene C. Kuo*
Affiliation:
Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Colleen Espinosa
Affiliation:
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Michael Forman
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Miriana Pehar
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Alexandra Valsamakis
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Wilmer Eye Institute, 4924 Campbell Boulevard, #100, Baltimore, MD 21236 (ickuo@jhmi.edu).
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Abstract

Hospital employees with suspected adenoviral conjunctivitis underwent evaluation and testing with real-time polymerase chain reaction. Viral conjunctivitis was suspected in 307 (59%) of 518 employees with eye complaints; adenovirus was detected in 4% (22 of 518). Four employees had genotypes consistent with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. This algorithm minimizes productivity loss compared with clinical diagnosis.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(6):728–731

Type
Original Articles
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , 01 June 2014 , pp. 728 - 731
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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