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    This study examined the causes of acute conjunctivitis in 99 children seen in pediatric practice. The researchers cultured samples for bacteria, viruses, Chlamydia trachomatis, and mycoplasmas from the children as well as 102 age- and season-matched controls. They found that Haemophilus influenzae (42% vs 0%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (12% vs 3%), and adenoviruses (20% vs 0%) were statistically associated with conjunctivitis. One of these three pathogens was identified in 71% of cases. While symptoms varied between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, it was difficult to differentiate individually. Adenovirus conjunctivitis was more common

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    This study examined the causes of acute conjunctivitis in 99 children seen in pediatric practice. The researchers cultured samples for bacteria, viruses, Chlamydia trachomatis, and mycoplasmas from the children as well as 102 age- and season-matched controls. They found that Haemophilus influenzae (42% vs 0%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (12% vs 3%), and adenoviruses (20% vs 0%) were statistically associated with conjunctivitis. One of these three pathogens was identified in 71% of cases. While symptoms varied between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, it was difficult to differentiate individually. Adenovirus conjunctivitis was more common

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    This study examined the causes of acute conjunctivitis in 99 children seen in pediatric practice. The researchers cultured samples for bacteria, viruses, Chlamydia trachomatis, and mycoplasmas from the children as well as 102 age- and season-matched controls. They found that Haemophilus influenzae (42% vs 0%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (12% vs 3%), and adenoviruses (20% vs 0%) were statistically associated with conjunctivitis. One of these three pathogens was identified in 71% of cases. While symptoms varied between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis, it was difficult to differentiate individually. Adenovirus conjunctivitis was more common

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    JPediatr.1981Apr98(4):5316.

    Etiologyofacuteconjunctivitisinchildren.
    GigliottiF,WilliamsWT,HaydenFG,HendleyJO,BenjaminJ,DickensM,GleasonC,PerrielloVA,WoodJ.

    Abstract
    Todeterminetheetiologyofacuteconjunctivitisinchildrenseeninpediatricpractice,99patientswith
    conjunctivitisand102ageandseasonmatchedcontrolswereculturedforaerobicbacteriaincluding
    Haemophilusinfluenzae,andforviruses,Chlamydiatrachomatis,andmycoplasmas.Agentsstatistically
    associatedwithconjunctivitisincludedH.influenzae(42%vs0%),Streptococcuspneumoniae(12%vs
    3%),andadenoviruses(20%vs0%).Oneofthesethreeetiologicagentswasisolatedfrom71(72%)of
    thepatients.Simultaneousinfectionwithtwopathogenswasuncommon.Staphylococcusaureuswas
    equallyprevalentindiseasedandcontroleyesonestrainofC.trachomatiswasisolatedfromacontrol
    eye.Althoughtherewerevariationsintheclinicalfeaturesofviralandbacterialconjunctivitis,
    differentiationinanindividualpatientwasdifficult.Anadenoviruswasisolatedfrom11(65%)of17
    patientswhohadpharyngitisinadditiontoconjunctivitis.H.influenzaewasisolatedfrom14(74%)of19
    childrenwhohadbothotitisandconjunctivitis.AdenovirusconjunctivitiswascommoninthefallandH.
    influenzaeinwinter.
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