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High isolation rate of Branhamella catarrhalis from the nasopharynx in adults with acute laryngitis

In English

Författare

  • Lucyna Schalén
  • P Christensen
  • C Kamme
  • Håkan Miörner
  • K I Pettersson
  • Claës Schalén

Summary, in English

Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated from the nasopharynx in 55% of 40 noncompromised adult patients suffering from acute laryngitis. Diplococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae were found in another 5 and 8%, respectively; one patient had group A streptococci in the throat specimen. In 90% of the patients the laryngitis complaints were preceded by symptoms of an acute respiratory tract infection. Two of the patients with B. catarrhalis showed a significant titre conversion against influenza B and parainfluenza type e virus, respectively. Attempts to isolate virus failed in all cases. The results indicate that B. catarrhalis, known to cause acute otitis media in small children and respiratory tract infections in adult compromised hosts, may be involved in the etiology of acute laryngitis in otherwise healthy adults.

Publiceringsår

1980

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

277-280

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volym

12

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Informa Healthcare

Ämne

  • Infectious Medicine

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1651-1980