TY - JOUR
T1 - The aetiology of acute cervical adenitis in children
T2 - Serological and bacteriological studies
AU - Yamauchi, T.
AU - Ferrieri, P.
AU - Anthony, B. F.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - 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 aspirates. 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.
AB - 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 aspirates. 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.
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U2 - 10.1099/00222615-13-1-37
DO - 10.1099/00222615-13-1-37
M3 - Article
C2 - 6987407
AN - SCOPUS:0018866209
SN - 0022-2615
VL - 13
SP - 37
EP - 43
JO - Journal of medical microbiology
JF - Journal of medical microbiology
IS - 1
ER -