Acute epiglottitis in Iceland 1983-2005

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-52

  Briem, Birgir ^a   Thorvardsson, Ornolfur ^b   Petersen, Hannes ^c  

^a Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epiglottitis; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRACHEOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56949084195     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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