Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis

Acute epibulbar infections in humans are one of the most frequently diagnosed eye diseases. The majority of these are thought to be caused by the adenovirus. This review focuses on the features of the human adenovirus eye diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, available interventions, a...

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Main Author: Alexander Bialasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2007-04-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1272
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spelling doaj-9beb9470ab3e4fb19f63d20736058bf72020-11-25T02:43:32ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2075-051X2075-05282007-04-017115231200Adenoviral KeratoconjunctivitisAlexander Bialasiewicz0Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanAcute epibulbar infections in humans are one of the most frequently diagnosed eye diseases. The majority of these are thought to be caused by the adenovirus. This review focuses on the features of the human adenovirus eye diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, available interventions, and preventive measures. It is concluded that infection control is still widely accepted to be the key to the management of human adenovirus infection in order to prevent the spread, individual suffering and economic damage.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1272adenovirus, keratoconjunctivitis, eye, infection control
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author Alexander Bialasiewicz
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Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
adenovirus, keratoconjunctivitis, eye, infection control
author_facet Alexander Bialasiewicz
author_sort Alexander Bialasiewicz
title Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
title_short Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
title_full Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
title_fullStr Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
title_full_unstemmed Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis
title_sort adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
publisher Sultan Qaboos University
series Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
issn 2075-051X
2075-0528
publishDate 2007-04-01
description Acute epibulbar infections in humans are one of the most frequently diagnosed eye diseases. The majority of these are thought to be caused by the adenovirus. This review focuses on the features of the human adenovirus eye diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, available interventions, and preventive measures. It is concluded that infection control is still widely accepted to be the key to the management of human adenovirus infection in order to prevent the spread, individual suffering and economic damage.
topic adenovirus, keratoconjunctivitis, eye, infection control
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