Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1984 Oct;93(2):277-83.
doi: 10.1017/s0022172400064809.

Investigation of an outbreak of adenovirus type 3 infection in a boys' boarding school

S B Payne, E A Grilli, A J Smith, T W Hoskins

Investigation of an outbreak of adenovirus type 3 infection in a boys' boarding school

S B Payne et al. J Hyg (Lond). 1984 Oct.

Abstract

An outbreak of pharyngoconjunctival fever caused by adenovirus type 3 was studied in a boarding school for 800 boys aged 11-18 years. A total of 96 clinical cases were confirmed by laboratory tests. Clinical infection rates were higher in the younger boys but total infection rate did not vary with age. Previous infection provided 88% protection against reinfection. The techniques of virus isolation, complement fixation and neutralization were compared in the diagnosis of cases. Virus isolation diagnosed 86% of confirmed cases. Where acute sera (collected at onset) and convalescent sera (collected within one month) were available complement fixation and neutralization tests each diagnosed 96% of cases.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Am J Epidemiol. 1969 Jan;89(1):25-50 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Microbiol. 1978 Jun;7(6):499-506 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1956 Dec 29;271(6957):1326-30 - PubMed
    1. Mon Bull Minist Health Public Health Lab Serv. 1962 May;21:96-104 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1958 Jul 19;2(7038):121-2 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources