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[Bacterial tracheitis as the cause of acute respiratory insufficiency in 2 teenagers].

Abstract
A 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy developed acute respiratory insufficiency caused by an upper airway obstruction, which necessitated intubation and mechanical ventilation. Cultures from throat swabs from the girl and boy yielded Haemophilus parainfluenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, respectively. Diagnoses of bacterial tracheitis were confirmed by tracheoscopy and both children were treated with antibiotics. After 11 and 4 days of mechanical ventilation, respectively, they were successfully extubated. No further complications were encountered. Bacterial tracheitis is a rare but significant cause of upper airway obstruction in children.
AuthorsA Kamerbeek, M C J Kneyber, K M Efthymiou, R N P M Rinkel, F B Plötz
JournalNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd) Vol. 150 Issue 8 Pg. 440-3 (Feb 25 2006) ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands
Vernacular TitleBacteriële tracheïtis als oorzaak van acute respiratoire insufficiëntie bij 2 tieners.
PMID16538845 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Haemophilus Infections (complications, drug therapy)
  • Haemophilus parainfluenzae (isolation & purification)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Infections (complications, drug therapy)
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Respiratory Insufficiency (etiology)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae (isolation & purification)
  • Tracheitis (complications, drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Treatment Outcome

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