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. 2018 Dec;46(12):1411-1413.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.220. Epub 2018 May 21.

Adenovirus pseudo-outbreak in a large UK neonatal intensive care unit

Nick K Jones  1 , Kyriaki Ranellou  2 , Hongyi Zhang  3 , Hamid Jalal  3
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Adenovirus pseudo-outbreak in a large UK neonatal intensive care unit

Nick K Jones et al. Am J Infect Control. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

An unusually high number of positive adenovirus stool antigen tests were observed in neonatal samples from a large tertiary referral unit over a 10-week period, prompting the declaration of an outbreak and escalation of infection control precautions. Subsequent testing of original samples by alternative methods revealed a series of false-positive results. This is the first adenovirus pseudo-outbreak to be reported in the United Kingdom and the first to involve the Proflow Rotavirus-Adenovirus Combi test.

Keywords: Adenovirus; NICU; Neonatal; Pseudo-outbreak; Rotavirus-adenovirus combi test; Stool antigen test.

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