Role of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in acute pharyngitis in children.
In a group of children with acute, nonstreptococcal pharyngitis, only one (2%) of the 44 children tested showed serologic or direct-immunofluorescence evidence of a recent Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Only two (5%) of the 43 children tested showed serologic evidence of a recent Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Neither C. trachomatis nor M. pneumoniae appears to be an important cause of acute pharyngitis in children.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies