The aetiology of acute cervical adenitis in children: serological and bacteriological studies.
Acute cervical adenitis was investigated in 26 children over a 33-month period. Lymph nodes were aspirated and cultured to yield Staphylococcus aureus or group-A streptococci or both from 22 (84.6%) of the aspriates. Mycobacterium kansasii was isolated from one child. By combined culture and serial serological tests (antistreptolysin-O, anti-DNAase B, and anti-NADase), 50% of the cases were found to be associated with streptococcal infection. In a few children, S. aureus was the only organism recovered, and appeared to be the aetiological agent.
D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial