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[The clinical and epidemiological aspects of a focus of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis]. 1990

V Petrescu, and D Sovrea, and R Voina, and N Ionescu

Institut d'hygiène et santé publique, Laboratoire d'épidémiologie, Cluj-Napoca, Roumanie.

An outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis was followed from October 5 to November 14, 1987, in a Transylvania city, from clinical, epidemiological and virological points of view. Fixation of complement and seroneutralization was used in view of identification of the virus strains isolated from the outbreak.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007637	Keratoconjunctivitis	Simultaneous inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.	Keratoconjunctivitides
D003236	Conjunctivitis, Viral	Inflammation, often mild, of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of viral agents. Conjunctival involvement may be part of a systemic infection.	Viral Conjunctivitis,Conjunctivitides, Viral,Viral Conjunctivitides
D004196	Disease Outbreaks	Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.	Outbreaks,Infectious Disease Outbreaks,Disease Outbreak,Disease Outbreak, Infectious,Disease Outbreaks, Infectious,Infectious Disease Outbreak,Outbreak, Disease,Outbreak, Infectious Disease,Outbreaks, Disease,Outbreaks, Infectious Disease
D004197	Disease Reservoirs	Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of disease outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (DISEASE VECTORS) and carriers, which are agents of disease transmission rather than continuing sources of potential disease outbreaks. Humans may serve both as disease reservoirs and carriers.	Disease Reservoir,Human Disease Reservoirs,Infectious Disease Reservoir,Reservoirs of Infection,Infectious Disease Reservoirs,Disease Reservoir, Human,Disease Reservoir, Infectious,Disease Reservoirs, Human,Human Disease Reservoir,Infection Reservoir,Infection Reservoirs,Reservoir, Disease,Reservoir, Infectious Disease,Reservoirs, Human Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000258	Adenovirus Infections, Human	Respiratory and conjunctival infections caused by 33 identified serotypes of human adenoviruses.	Pharyngo-Conjunctival Fever,Human Adenovirus Infections,Infections, Human Adenovirus,Adenovirus Infection, Human,Fever, Pharyngo-Conjunctival,Human Adenovirus Infection,Infection, Human Adenovirus,Pharyngo Conjunctival Fever
D012383	Romania	A country in southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. The capital is Bucharest.	Rumania,Roumania