LATENT ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT
LATENT ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT
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DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a119932
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发表时间:
1958-01-01
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EVANS, AS
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EVANS, AS
Adenoviruses were isolated from 15 of 30 tonsils, 1 of 9 lungs, and none of 4 mediastinal lymph nodes by growing these tissues for prolonged periods in tissue culture. The adenovirus types identified include 4 type 1, 11 type 2, and 1 type 5. Isolations were most common in the 6-to-10-year age group. With one exception the serum from patients with latent adenovirus infections contained neutralizing antibodies or complement-fixing antibodies, or both, to adenovirus. Adenovirus could not be isolated from the tissues directly by mincing, homogenizing or freezing and thawing. Adenovirus was detected in tonsil tissue grown in test tubes after 17 to 96 days of tissue growth and virus excretion persisted up to 74 days after its initial appearance. The lag period from implantation to the appearance of virus could be shortened to 8 days by increasing the amount of tissue, thus suggesting that the lag period was due to a small amount of virus rather than to any "masking effect". The natural history of adenovirus infections is discussed in light of current evidence.