Adenoviruses types 3 and 5 isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of children.

Adenoviruses types 3 and 5 were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of two sick children. These agents were thought to be responsible for the neurological state of the children at the phase of illness when they were isolated. The possibility of mixed infections or of superimposed infections was considered since one was isolated following herpes zoster infection in the one child and the other following varicella. The role of adenoviruses as latent agents of potential pathogenicity is discussed.