Objetivos: Determinar el perfil clínico serológico de la infección por agentes atípicos en niños con crisis asmáticas en el Hospital de Emergencias Grau período 2007. Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo, de corte transversal durante el año 2007. Se incluyó una muestra de 90 pacientes de 2 a 14 años con diagnóstico clínico de asma bronquial que acudieron a Emergencia de Pediatría por exacerbación asmática, refractaria a tratamiento convencional, a quiénes se tomó muestra de sangre para Inmunoensayo indirecto: ELISA Ig M para Chlamydia y Mycoplasma Pneumonaie. Resultados: Se obtuvo una prevalencia global de infección por agentes atípicos en niños asmáticos en el 30% (27/90), siendo para chlamydia el 20% (18/90), mycoplasma el 13,3% (12/90) e infección mixta en 3,3% (3/90). Hubo mayor prevalencia de infección por agentes atípicos en los meses de invierno (33,3%)...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the profile of infections caused by atypical microorganisms in children with asthma exacerbations treated in Grau Emergency Hospital during 2007. Methodology: This is a prospective and cross-sectional study performed in 2007, in which 90 patients between 2 and 14 years old who were brought to the Pediatric Emergency area because of asthma exacerbations refractyory to conventional therapy were included. A blood sample was taken from all patients, in order to perform an ELISA indirect immunoassay test, looking for IgM showing acute infections caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycplasma pneumoniae. Results: An overall prevalence of respiratory infections caused by atypical microorganisms was found in 30% (27/90) of children with asthma, 20% (18/90) for Chlamydia pneumoniae, 13.3% (12/90) for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and m...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the profile of infections caused by atypical microorganisms in children with asthma exacerbations treated in Grau Emergency Hospital during 2007. Methodology: This is a prospective and cross-sectional study performed in 2007, in which 90 patients between 2 and 14 years old who were brought to the Pediatric Emergency area because of asthma exacerbations refractyory to conventional therapy were included. A blood sample was taken from all patients, in order to perform an ELISA indirect immunoassay test, looking for IgM showing acute infections caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycplasma pneumoniae. Results: An overall prevalence of respiratory infections caused by atypical microorganisms was found in 30% (27/90) of children with asthma, 20% (18/90) for Chlamydia pneumoniae, 13.3% (12/90) for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and m...