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Detection of a Human Adenovirus Outbreak, Including Some Critical Infections, Using Multipathogen Testing at a Large University, September 2022-January 2023.

JoLynn P MontgomeryJuan Luis MarquezJennifer NordAleksandra R StamperElizabeth A EdwardsNicholas ValentiniChristopher J FrankLaraine L WasherRobert D ErnstJi In ParkDeanna PriceJim CollinsSarah E Smith-JeffcoatFang HuChristine L KnoxRebia KhanXiaoyan LuHannah L KirkingChristopher H Hsu
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
While most students with confirmed HAdV had mild illness, 7 otherwise healthy students had severe or critical illness. Between the relatively high number of hospitalizations and proportion of close contacts with symptoms who did not seek care, the true number of HAdV cases was likely higher. Our findings illustrate the need to consider a wide range of pathogens, even when other viruses are known to be circulating.
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