title: [The frequency of chlamydial infection in the children attending pre-school institutions].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and specific features of chlamydial infection within an organized group of children of pre-school age. The data concerning the frequency of chlamydial infection of the upper respiratory tract in the children attending pre-school facilities are reported. The species composition of identified Chlamydia depending on the sex of the children is described. It is shown that acute and chronic ENT pathology in the patients presenting with chlamydial infection occurs much more frequently than in the unaffected children. These results were obtained during the examination of 121 children. Chlamydia was identified by means of the direct immunofluorescence technique.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kapustina
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Belova
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Markina
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology