The aetiology of acute cervical adenitis in children: serological and bacteriological studies.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: T Yamauchi, P Ferrieri, B F Anthony
• Journal: Journal of medical microbiology (J Med Microbiol) Vol. 13 Issue 1 Pg. 37-43 (Feb 1980) ISSN: 0022-2615 [Print] England
• PMID: 6987407 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Bacterial

Topics

• Adolescent
• Antibodies, Bacterial (analysis)
• Child
• Humans
• Lymph Nodes (microbiology)
• Lymphadenitis (microbiology)
• Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous (microbiology)
• Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (isolation & purification)
• Staphylococcal Infections (microbiology)
• Staphylococcus aureus (isolation & purification)
• Streptococcal Infections (microbiology)
• Streptococcus pyogenes (immunology, isolation & purification)
• Viruses (isolation & purification)