[The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in etiology of acute bronchitis in children].
During examination of 60 children aged 3-15 years with manifestations of acute bronchitis Chlamydia pneumoniae antigen was detected in their nasal and pharynx smears in 11.7% of cases with the use of enzyme immunoassay and indirect immunofluorescence test. In 10% of cases chlamydial pneumonia was diagnosed serologically. In the course of complex laboratory diagnostics C. pneumoniae was detected in 13.3% of cases. The most complete information could be obtained by a combination of different methods of the antigen detection as well as specific IgG and IgM antibodies.
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Central Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G