CHLAMYDIAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADO LESCENTS

Chlamydial infections have a growing significance for children and ado lescents. In addition to biological and diagnostic aspects of chlamydi al diseases this paper will deal with infections caused by Chlamydia t rachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci. A detailed discussion of Chlamydia pneumoniae is included too. The incidence of infection within the gene ral population is high. The initial contact with Chlamydia pneumoniae occurs most commonly in individuals between five to fifteen years of a ge. The symptoms of the initial or subsequent infections may range fro m that of a viral infection to a pneumonia episode.