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Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
Occupational Disease Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis Category Infection, Occupational
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis Severity
Acute-Moderate
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis Synonyms
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis; EKC; Shipyard conjunctivitis;
Information on Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
"Adenovirus survives for long periods on enviromental surfaces; ophthalmologic instruments and equipment can become contaminated and transmit infection. Contaminated hands are also a major source of person-to-person transmission of adenovirus, both from patients to health care personnel and from health care personnel to patients." [CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel]
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis Latency
5-12 days or longer;
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis References
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8981712&dopt=Abstract