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  • Title: Branhamella catarrhalis colonization in preschool asthmatics.
    Author: Seddon PC, Sunderland D, O'Halloran SM, Hart CA, Heaf DP.
    Journal: Pediatr Pulmonol; 1992 Jul; 13(3):133-5. PubMed ID: 1437325.
    Abstract:
    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.
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