Title of article :
Frequency of adenovirus serotype 8 in patients with Keratoconjunctivitis, in Ahvaz, Iran
Author/Authors :
Shafiei ، Kolsoom - Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Makvandi ، Manoochehr - Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Teimoori ، Ali - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Samarbafzadeh ، Alireza - Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Khataminia ، Gholamreza - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Jalilian ، Shahram - Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Neisi ، Niloofar - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Makvandi ، Kimia - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Sadeghi Haj ، Mehrdad - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background and Objectives: Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis is an extremely frequent ophthalmological disease caused by various serological subtypes of human adenovirus (HAdV) worldwide. Adenoviruses serotypes 8, 11, 19, 37 frequently cause epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). This study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of adenovirus serotypes in patients with EKC in Ahvaz , Iran. #xD; Materials and Methods: Eighty eight ocular swabs were collected from patients with EKC. The specimens were analyzed for detection of adenovirus by standard PCR. The PCR products were further sequenced and analyzed to determine the serotypes. #xD; Results: The study population consisted of 49/88 (55.7%) males and 39/88 (44.3%) females. Among them 25 (51.02%) males and 22 (56.41%) females were positive for HAdV serotype 8 (p= 0.488). Overall fortyseven (53.4%) samples were positive for AdV serotype 8 while forty one patients (46.59%) were negative for the adenovirus serotypes. #xD; Conclusion: The results of this study revealed predominanance of HAdV 8 with high prevalence of 53.4% among patients with Keratoconjunctivitis. Forty one patients (46.59%) were negative for adenovirus. Still, the role for other related viruses such as enteroviruses need to be investigated in patients with EKC.
Keywords :
Human adenovirus , Polymerase chain reaction , Keratoconjunctivitis , Serotype
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Microbiology
