Abstract
During the period from 1955 to 1957, neutralizing serum reaction for Adenoviruses Type III and Type IV Was conducted on 36 cases of various infantile virus diseases observed in the Pediatrics Department, Okayama University.
As a result of this observation 5 cases of the 36 were found to be infection of these viruses.
1) One case of the 5 was an 11 month old boy. Clinically, he is a case of primary atypical pneumonia with no rise in cold haemoagglutinins. This case is infection with Adenovirus Type IV.
2) Two cases of the 5 were patients with febrile pharyngitis and conjunctivitis. They are cases of infection with Adenovirus Type III.
3) One case was a feverish patient without swelling of the parotid gland among a group of children attacked by mumps. This is a case of combined infection with Adenovirus Type III and mumps.
4) Another case was a 2 month old infant with roseola infantum. This is a case of infection with Adenovirus Type III.
Isolation of Adenoviruses was conducted on 47 infantile cases of various acute upper respiratory tract diseases using Hela cells from the throat washing. This isolation succeeded in one case. This was a patient with febrile pharyngitis and conjunctivities. Neutralization test revealed that this was infection with Adenovirus Type III.
