Adenovirus type 21 bronchopneumonia in infants and young children

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 530 - 533
• Main Authors: James, A.G., Lang, W.R., Liang, A.Y., Mackay, R.J., Morris, M.C., Newman, J.N., Osborne, D.R., White, P.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.10.1979
• Subjects: Adenoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Adenovirus Infections, Human - diagnosis; Adenovirus Infections, Human - epidemiology; Adenovirus Infections, Human - therapy; Bronchopneumonia - diagnosis; Bronchopneumonia - epidemiology; Bronchopneumonia - therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Outbreaks - epidemiology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; New Zealand; New Zealand

An epidemic of bronchopneumonia in infants and young children, with adenovirus type 21 infection, wasobserved in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1977. Eighteen children, four to 44 months of age, with clinical and radiologic evidence of bronchopneumonia are described. Several of the children were seriousl...