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Etiology of acute conjunctivitis in children.
J Pediatr ; 98(4): 531-6, 1981 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6970802
To determine the etiology of acute conjunctivitis in children seen in pediatric practice, 99 patients with conjunctivitis and 102 age-and season-matched controls were cultured for aerobic bacteria including Haemophilus influenzae, and for viruses, Chlamydia trachomatis, and mycoplasmas. Agents statistically associated with conjunctivitis included H. influenzae (42% vs 0%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (12% vs 3%), and adenoviruses (20% vs 0%). One of these three etiologic agents was isolated from 71 (72%) of the patients. Simultaneous infection with two pathogens was uncommon. Staphylococcus aureus was equally prevalent in diseased and control eyes; one strain of C. trachomatis was isolated from a control eye. Although there were variations in the clinical features of viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, differentiation in an individual patient was difficult. An adenovirus was isolated from 11 (65%) of 17 patients who had pharyngitis in addition to conjunctivitis. H. influenzae was isolated from 14 (74%) of 19 children who had both otitis and conjunctivitis. Adenovirus conjunctivitis was common in the fall and H. influenzae in winter.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Conjuntivite Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Ano de publicação: 1981 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Conjuntivite Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Ano de publicação: 1981 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos