an epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis caused by coxsackie a24 variant. | an epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis (ahc) caused by a variant of coxsackie a24 (cox a24) occurred in delhi during august to september 1988. cox a24 antigen was detected by indirect immunofluorescence (ifa) in conjunctival cell smears of 13 of the 38 (34.2%) patients studied. virus was isolated from conjunctival swabs in 11 (28.9%) patients and all isolates were neutralized by cox a24 antiserum. five virus strains sent to virology division of centres for disease control, atlanta, usa ... | 1992 | 1337897 |
serological evidence of coxsackie b virus associated with viral cardiovascular diseases in major hospitals of delhi. | | 1988 | 2834295 |
antibodies against coxsackie b2 virus in infants and children in delhi. | | 1984 | 6100184 |
an epidemic of viral acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in delhi in 1994. | an epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis affecting persons of all ages and both sexes occurred in delhi and surrounding areas during the monsoon season of 1994. the symptoms lasted on an average for 4-5 days. in some of the patients corneal involvement was observed. conjunctival swabs from the affected patients were processed for viral antigen detection, virus isolation and bacterial culture and sensitivity. viral antigen was detected in 62% (31/50) of the smears tested by indirect immun ... | 1996 | 8828301 |
community-based investigation of an outbreak of acute viral conjunctivitis in urban slums. | nine hundred and sixteen people from 143 randomly selected households were included in this community-based investigation of an outbreak of acute viral conjunctivitis in urban slum communities of delhi in 1994. during the 2-weeks recall period, 456 (49.8%) had conjunctivitis and 229 (25%) were symptomatic at the time of this investigation. overall, females had a higher attack rate than males (p < 0.05). the attack rate increased with age (p < 0.001). a total of 61.6% of the conjunctival swabs we ... | 1996 | 8911451 |
an outbreak of acute conjunctivitis due to coxsackie a24 virus in delhi. | | 1997 | 9282517 |