The incidence of Chlamidia pneumoniae co-infection in children infected with HPV

Jarosław Szydłowski¹ Ewa Fik², Michał Grzegorowski¹, Anna Goździcka-Józefiak², Jarosław Antyborzec¹, Iwona Steiner¹

Summary
Little is know about HPV and Ch. pneumoniae co-infection in the upper respiratory tract of healthy children. A group of 49 HPV positive children (from 3 to 6 years old) was laryngologically examined. Smers from noses and throats were studied for the presence of Ch. pneumoniae DNA. PCR was performed as described by Tucker et al. 59.2% of children from the study group were Ch. pneumoniae positive. The presence of Ch. pneumoniae in the respiratory tract in children is relatively common. A significantly higher level of the carrier state exists in the families of active smokers and families. A with low living standard make a considerable contribution to environmental factors in the spread of HPV and Ch. pneumoniae co-infection.

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