Acute respiratory infections in ambulatory malnourished children: a serological study.
We studied the aetiological agents of acute respiratory infections occurring in an ambulatory population of 83 malnourished Jamaican-born children aged 6 to 32 months using serological methods for diagnosis. In 60% (38/63) of symptomatic children and in 25% (5/20) of those without reported disease the following microorganisms were observed: parainfluenza viruses in 15 children, influenza viruses in 12, adenovirus in 10, respiratory syncitial virus in 7 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in 7 children. The prevalence of the viral infections apparently increased with the severity of malnutrition.
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Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007563:Jamaica; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000276:immunology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000276:immunology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000276:immunology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000956:Antigens, Viral