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Branhamella catarrhalis colonization in preschool asthmatics
Author(s) -
Seddon Paul C.,
Sunderland Deborah,
O'Halloran Susan M.,
Hart C. Anthony,
Heaf David P.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950130302
Subject(s) - medicine , colonization , asthma , chronic bronchitis , moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis , bronchitis , airway , immunology , moraxella catarrhalis , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , anesthesia , haemophilus influenzae , biology
Branhamella catarrhalis has been associated with exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and asthma in adults. To investigate the possible role of B. catarrhalis in asthma of early childhood, we took posterior pharyngeal swabs from 24 normal children, 20 well asthmatics, and 20 acutely wheezy asthmatics, all between 1 and 4 years of age. On culture, 33% of the normal children were colonized with B. catarrhalis; colonization rates in the well asthmatics (70%) and in the wheezy asthmatics (75%) were significantly higher than in normals. The nature of this association requires further study. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.