Archivos argentinos de pediatría
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Aug 2019
Case Reports[Epiglottitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b in the vaccination era: pediatric clinical case].
Acute infectious epiglottitis is infrequent at present due to vaccination for its main etiologic agent, Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib). It must be taken into account when we make a differential diagnosis in a child whose clinical symptoms are respiratory distress, stridor, dysphonia and fever. ⋯ Blood cultures were taken, which were positive for Hib. He was treated with ceftriaxone during 13 days, and the control blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid were negative.