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Virology Laboratory (VL)

Adenovirus

Clinical Virology Program

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Negatively stained electron micrograph of adenovirus.

Negatively stained electron micrograph of adenovirus. (Image: Wadsworth Center)

Contact Information

Lab Director: Kirsten St. George, MAppSc, PhD
Associate Director: Meghan Fuschino, MS
Telephone: (518) 474-4177

Certification Information

CLIA # 33D2005937
PFI # 8523
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
Disease:
  • Upper respiratory tract disease with fever, nasal congestion, and sore throat with cough
  • Some serotypes can cause gastroenteritis with diarrhea, vomiting and fever
  • Some serotypes can cause conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis
  • Organ disease possible (mulitiple organs) in immunosuppressed patients
  • Encephalitis
Transmission:
  • Fecal-oral through droplets or contact with objects contaminated with virus
Vaccination:
  • No widespread use; a vaccine against some types has been given to military personnel in other countries
Age Association:
  • All ages, often young children
Geographic Distribution:
  • World wide
Seasonal Distribution:
  • All seasons
Preferred Specimens:
  • Nasopharyngeal swabs, stool, rectal swabs, urine, eye swabs, CSF
Collection and Shipping:
Test Methods: Culture:
  • Conventional tube culture
  • Neutralization for serotyping
  Molecular:
  • Real-time PCR
  • Conventional PCR
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