Epiglottitis

09/05/2023 - "The diagnosis of epiglottitis is made by direct laryngoscopy, and the mainstay of treatment is antibiotics. "
09/01/1984 - "A suggested protocol for management of epiglottitis emphasizes the importance of establishing an artificial airway and administering intravenous antibiotics effective against Hemophilus influenzae type B."
09/05/2023 - "More research is warranted on the utility of antibiotics in treating vaping-induced epiglottitis."
03/01/2021 - "Treatment consisted of the standard treatment for acute epiglottitis with hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics. "
04/01/2006 - "Throat cultures were not obtamed The primary treatment of acute epiglottitis is intravenous antibiotics, steriods, and humidified air. "

11/01/2018 - "However, the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine has decreased the incidence of epiglottitis in children. "
11/01/2018 - "This study reviewed the demographics, presentation, management, complications and outcomes of acute epiglottitis post Haemophilus influenzae type-b vaccine introduction in Australia. "
01/01/2020 - "Epiglottitis is typically considered a pediatric disease; however, there is growing evidence that the incidence of adult epiglottitis has changed since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae vaccine. "
11/01/2018 - "Review of epiglottitis in the post Haemophilus influenzae type-b vaccine era."
08/01/2008 - "In the H influenzae type b vaccine era, acute epiglottitis in children has almost disappeared. "

01/01/2018 - "Clinical evaluation of intravenous ampicillin as empirical antimicrobial treatment of acute epiglottitis."
03/01/1984 - "Epiglottitis due to ampicillin-tolerant Haemophilus influenzae type b."
08/01/1982 - "We conclude that H influenzae resistant to ampicillin should be considered when diagnosing and treating adult epiglottitis."
08/01/1982 - "While H influenzae resistant to ampicillin sodium has been associated with epiglottitis in children, no adult cases have been reported. "
06/23/1979 - "Ampicillin-insensitive Haemophilus influenzae type B causing acute epiglottitis."

07/01/1986 - "Acute epiglottitis due to a chloramphenicol inactivating strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b."
05/01/1960 - "Chloramphenicol is the drug of choice, as the majority of cases of acute epiglottitis are due to H. "
02/01/1994 - "In a prospective, randomised trial, the efficacy of a short course (two days) of ceftriaxone was compared with that of five days of chloramphenicol for the treatment of epiglottitis. "
02/01/1983 - "influenzae strains were bêta-lactamase producing strains, they were isolated from sputum, CSF (7.5%), epiglottitis (20%); 3.5% and 0.2% of the strains were resistant to tetracycline and chloramphenicol respectively. "
05/01/1978 - "If there is difficulty in distinguishing between croup and epiglottitis, then chloramphenicol or ampicillin should be given. "

11/01/1986 - "Thirty-one infants and children (mean age, three years six months) with documented acute epiglottitis received parenteral sulbactam sodium (30 mg/kg per day) in combination with ampicillin (200 mg/kg per day). "
11/01/1986 - "Sulbactam/ampicillin in the treatment of acute epiglottitis in children."
01/01/1989 - "The combination of sulbactam and ampicillin is a safe and effective therapy for acute otitis media and acute epiglottitis in infants and children. "
11/01/1986 - "The combination of sulbactam and ampicillin appeared to be an effective and safe alternative to chloramphenicol/ampicillin therapy for acute epiglottitis in infants and children."

01/01/2007 - "In comparative clinical trials, ampicillin/sulbactam has proved to be a significant drug in the therapeutic armamentarium for lower respiratory tract infections and aspiration pneumonia, gynaecological/obstetrical infections, intra-abdominal infections, paediatric infections such as acute epiglottitis and periorbital cellulitis, diabetic foot infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. "
01/01/2002 - "In clinical trials, ampicillin/sulbactam has proved clinically and bacteriologically effective against a variety of frequently encountered pediatric infections, including mild-to-moderate upper respiratory tract infections (acute otitis media, sinusitis, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis), severe post-operative and intra-abdominal infections, periorbital infections (which, left untreated, can lead to blindness, brain abscess, or death), acute epiglottitis, bacterial meningitis, and brain abscess. "

02/01/1994 - "A short course of ceftriaxone is a safe, efficacious, and economic alternative to the standard treatment in children with epiglottitis."
02/01/1994 - "Successful treatment of epiglottitis with two doses of ceftriaxone."
06/01/1992 - "Ceftriaxone potentially offers a number of clinical and economic advantages in the management of epiglottitis."
06/01/1992 - "Ceftriaxone as a single daily intravenous dose for 5 days was used to treat seven patients with proven Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis. "
06/01/1991 - "Towards short course single daily dose ceftriaxone in epiglottitis."

06/01/1979 - "Steroids and bag and mask ventilation in the treatment of acute epiglottitis."
06/01/1974 - "Epiglottitis--individualized management with steroids."
08/01/2009 - "The epiglottitis responded to a short course of steroids and antibiotics. "
10/01/2004 - "We here report the case of a 50-year-old man with a serious acute infectious epiglottitis who was treated at home by a Mobile Intensive Care Unit where a treatment of nebulized epinephrine and intravenous steroids was undoubtedly a successful option to the endotracheal route. "
07/01/1991 - "Along with appropriate antibiotics and steroids, we recommend all patients with acute uvulitis have a lateral radiograph of the neck to rule out acute epiglottitis. "

04/01/1988 - "influenzae antigens only in children with epiglottitis is similar to findings for antibody to capsular polysaccharide. "
02/01/1983 - "Efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide vaccine on the incidence of epiglottitis and meningitis."
01/01/1981 - "Levels of antibodies to the capsular polysaccharides of groups A and C Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae type b were determined by radioimmunoassay in acute- and convalescent-phase sera of 377 patients with meningitis, septicemia, or epiglottitis. "
07/01/1975 - "Children who had recovered from meningitis, orbital cellulitis, or epiglottitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b were immunized with capsular polysaccharide vaccine derived from that bacterium; some healthy siblings and adults who had not had H. "

08/20/1987 - "[Acute epiglottitis caused by beta-lactamase-producing Haemophilus influenzae type b]."
03/01/1984 - "We have reported a case of bacteremic epiglottitis due to an ampicillin-tolerant, beta-lactamase-negative strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b which was cured with ampicillin therapy alone. "

05/13/2014 - "Acute epiglottitis following traditional Chinese gua sha therapy."
11/01/1999 - "The diagnosis of epiglottitis requires immediate endotracheal intubation in the appropriate unit (emergency department, intensive care unit or surgical unit) and antimicrobial therapy. "
01/01/1990 - "The data presented in this review suggest that most children with epiglottitis have an uncomplicated course and respond rapidly to antimicrobial therapy following airway securement. "
03/04/1987 - "[Acute epiglottitis in adults--clinical aspects and therapy]."
03/01/1979 - "This report demonstrates the excellent results achieved in the treatment of epiglottitis with brief intubation and parenteral antimicrobial therapy."

11/01/2005 - "Adults presenting with epiglottitis to the emergency department in Hamilton have good outcomes, with less airway management required than previously reported in children. "
09/01/2015 - "The aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with the development of severe epiglottitis in adults to provide information for physicians to make early decisions on airway management. "
01/01/2023 - "This was a retrospective cohort study on patients hospitalized for epiglottitis requiring airway management from a nationwide inpatient database (between July 2010 and March 2019). "
01/01/2019 - "Moreover, there is currently no established protocol for safe airway management in patients with epiglottitis. "
01/01/2019 - "Airway management is critical during near-fatal obstruction of the upper airway in epiglottitis; however, this is challenging because of the sitting posture and agitated mental status of the patient. "

04/01/2009 - "Three hundred forty-two sampled admissions were for epiglottitis; 40 of these patients were under the age of 19 and had an airway intervention (intubation or tracheotomy). "
11/01/1988 - "Before the past decade virtually all children with epiglottitis were treated with tracheotomy and currently very few children are thus treated. "
02/01/1983 - "Acute epiglottitis in children: experiences with tracheotomy and intubation."
01/01/1981 - "A follow-up study, including clinical examination, X-ray and function tests, of 27 children with acute epiglottitis treated with tracheotomy at the ENT-Department, Mölndal Hospital during 1971-1975 has been performed. "
01/01/1981 - "Tracheotomy--a satisfactory method in the treatment of acute epiglottitis. "

02/01/1990 - "Conservative management of adult epiglottitis."
11/01/2003 - "Although the course of acute epiglottitis is often benign and can be safely treated with a conservative management approach, delayed airway obstruction may develop from a few hours to days after admission."
09/01/2005 - "We present a unique case of acute epiglottitis with unilateral supraglottitis secondary to foreign body in the vallecula, which gradually improved after emergency endotracheal intubation for respiratory arrest, followed by intensive conservative management with intravenous antibiotics, cortisone and intravenous fluids. "

09/01/1986 - "Both had pharyngitis, epiglottitis, pneumonia, empyema, or septicemia and were cured with antimicrobics and pericardial drainage (one by catheter and one by surgery). "