Volume 18, Number 5—May 2012
Dispatch
Human Adenovirus Type 7 Outbreak in Police Training Center, Malaysia, 2011
Mohd Apandi Yusof
, Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abdul Rashid, Ravindran Thayan, Khairul Azuan Othman, Norhasnida Abu Hasan, Norfaezah Adnan, and Zainah Saat
, Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abdul Rashid, Ravindran Thayan, Khairul Azuan Othman, Norhasnida Abu Hasan, Norfaezah Adnan, and Zainah SaatTable
Patient information and adenovirus PCR results on samples from police trainees with acute respiratory disease from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011*
| Patient | Age, y† | Sample type | PCR results |
|---|---|---|---|
| RP301/11‡ | 22 | T/A | Pos |
| RP302/11‡ | 25 | T/A, antemortem | Pos |
| Lung, spleen | Pos | ||
| Kidney, liver, skin | Neg | ||
| CSF, BMA | Neg | ||
| RP303/11 | 21 | T/S | Pos |
| RP304/11 | 23 | T/S | Pos |
| RP305/11 | 22 | T/S | Pos |
| RP306/11 | 22 | T/S | Neg |
| RP307/11 | 23 | T/S | Neg |
| RP308/11 | 22 | T/S | Neg |
| RP309/11 | 26 | T/S | Neg |
| RP310/11 | 24 | T/S | Pos |
| RP311/11 | 24 | T/S | Pos |
| RP312/11 | 22 | T/S | Pos |
| RP313/11 | 23 | T/S | Neg |
| RP314/11 | 26 | Feces | Neg |
| RP315/11 | 20 | Feces | Neg |
| RP316/11 | 25 | Feces | Neg |
| RP317/11 | 23 | R/S | Neg |
| RP318/11 | 22 | R/S | Pos |
| RP319/11 | 23 | Feces | ND |
| RP320/11 | 20 | Feces | ND |
| RP381/11‡ | 25 | Lung, PF, PE, serum | Pos |
| CSF, heart, spleen | Neg | ||
| Liver | Neg |
*T/A, tracheal aspirate; pos, positive; neg, negative; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; BMA, bone marrow aspirate; T/S, throat swab; R/S, rectal swab; ND, test not done; PF, pericardial fluid; PE, pleural effusion.
†All patients were male.
‡Fatal case.
