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

Publication date: Available online 21 May 2018
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Nick K. Jones, Kyriaki Ranellou, Hongyi Zhang, Hamid Jalal
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.



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