Acute epiglottitis despite vaccination with Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 549-550

  Wagle, A ^a,b   Jones, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute epiglottitis; Hib vaccine

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIGLOTTITIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032727879     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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