TY - GEN T1 - Increasing case numbers of adenovirus conjunctivitis in Germany, 2010 AU - Adlhoch, Cornelia AU - Schöneberg, Irene AU - Fell, Gerhard AU - Brandau, D. AU - Benzler, Justus AB - In 2010 (as of 13 October 2010), the number of adenovirus conjunctivitis cases reported to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, Germany, has increased by more than 250% compared with same period in the previous two years. An investigation was initiated to identify spatial or temporal clusters, possible sources of infection and potential connections to cases abroad. The analysis did not show a disproportionately affected sex or age group, but many infections were preceded by exposure to ophthalmological facilities, communal facilities or public places. KW - Human/epidemiology KW - Humans KW - Female KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Germany/epidemiology KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Risk Factors KW - Child KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Infant KW - Time Factors KW - Disease Notification/statistics & numerical data KW - Young Adult KW - Conjunctivitis/diagnosis KW - Conjunctivitis/epidemiology KW - Child Preschool KW - Urban Population KW - Aged 80 and over KW - Infant Newborn KW - Adenovirus Infections KW - Adenovirus Infections Human/diagnosis KW - Conjunctivitis/virology KW - Rural Population KW - Space-Time Clustering KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2010 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger VL - 15 IS - 45 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/669 ER -