Adenovirus pneumonia

[john berens]

Does anyone know:

1.  Whether adenovirus causing pneumonia can be excreted in faeces to a
	significant extent, including after the acute infection?

2.  Whether faecal adenovirus  can be transmitted in a hospital situation
	and cause hospital-acquired pneumonia?

A number of strains of adenovirus can be excreted in faeces, and are
clearly infectious, but I cannot find a reference to this being 
associated with outbreaks of hospital-acquired pneumonia.  The strain
usually implicated in outbreaks of pneumonia in our population is
adenovirus 7.

I would appreciate comment and / or references.


john berens