Frequency of adenovirus serotype 8 in patients with Keratoconjunctivitis, in Ahvaz, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis is an extremely frequent ophthalmological disease caused by various serological subtypes of human adenovirus (HAdV) worldwide. Adenoviruses serotypes 8, 11, 19, 37 frequently cause epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). This study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of adenovirus serotypes in patients with EKC in Ahvaz, Iran.

Materials and methods

Eighty-eight ocular swabs were collected from patients with EKC. The specimens were analyzed for detection of adenovirus by standard PCR. The PCR products were further sequenced and analyzed to determine the serotypes.

Results

The study population consisted of 49/88 (55.7%) males and 39/88 (44.3%) females. Among them 25 (51.02%) males and 22 (56.41%) females were po

SUBMITTER: Shafiei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635320 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature