INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATION BETWEEN CHRONIC COUGH AND MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIA INFECTION IN CHILDREN

Objective To investigate the relation between children chronic cough and mycoplasma pneumoniae,chlamydia pneumoniae infection,in order to provide a basis for treatment.Methods 98 cases diagnosed as children with chronic cough and 60 cases in control group were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of plasma MP,CP-specific IgM antibodies,and group comparison was made.Results MP infection in study group were 45 cases(45.9%),CP infection were 12 cases(12.2%);MP infection in control group were four cases(6.7%),CP infection 2 cases(3.3%),the mixed infection in study group were 5 cases(5.1%),and none in control group,there is statistically significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion The relation between chronic cough in children and mycoplasma pneumoniae,chlamydia pneumoniae infection is close.MP-IgM,CP-IgM should be routinely detected in looking for causes of chronic cough in children,to provide a basis for clinical treatment.