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. 2009 Aug;47(8):2678-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.r00313-09.

Spread of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis due to a novel serotype of human adenovirus in Japan

Spread of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis due to a novel serotype of human adenovirus in Japan

Hiroaki Ishiko et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug.
No abstract available

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Nosocomial and sporadic EKC infections analyzed in Japan during 2000 to 2008. A total of 343 HAdV isolates were obtained from patients with EKC in 16 nosocomial (red circles) and 15 sporadic (blue circles) outbreaks during 2000 to 2008. HAdV-54 was isolated from patients with nosocomial (red) and sporadic (blue) infections. (The map serving as the basis for this figure is reproduced from http://www.freemap.jp/).

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