[Study on etiology of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Qingdao during 1997].

OBJECTIVE

To study the etiology of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) in Qingdao during 1997.

METHODS

During the AHC epidemic season viruses from the conjunctival swabs were isolated in Hela and Hep-2 cell cultures and were identified by neutralization test.

RESULTS

All isolated virus strains were identified as (CA24) v and adenoviruses (Adv) by neutralization test with antisera of CA24 v, Echo virus 70(EV70), CA24, CA24 v of Beijing local strain, Ad3, Ad7 and Ad11.

CONCLUSION

In 1997, a small epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis was caused by adenoviuses and CA24 v.