Human adenovirus type identification

Urmila Banik,1 Arun Kumar Adhikary21Unit of Pathology, 2Unit of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, Bedong, Kedah, MalaysiaThe published paper in your journal entitling “Human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with large corneal epithelial full-layer detachme...

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Main Authors: Banik U, Adhikary AK
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d732de2767bc42f68a54a5fab52ccfee
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Summary:Urmila Banik,1 Arun Kumar Adhikary21Unit of Pathology, 2Unit of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, Bedong, Kedah, MalaysiaThe published paper in your journal entitling “Human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with large corneal epithelial full-layer detachment: an endemic outbreak with uncommon manifestations” has come into our attention.1 The article provides interesting clinical presentation of corneal epithelial layer detachment among 25% (4 out of 16 human adenovirus [HAdV]-positive cases) of patients diagnosed with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).View original paper by Lee and colleagues.