Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Epiglottitis
Organism
Epiglottitis
Child: H. influenzae type B (GNCB), H. parainfluenzae (GCNB), S. pneumoniae (GPC), S. aureus (GPC), other streptococci (groups A, B, C).
Adult: S. pyogenes (GPC), S. pneumoniae (GPC), Klebsiella sp. (GNR), H. influenzae (GNCB), Pseudomonas sp. (GNR), HSV, viruses (parainfluenza and influenza).
HIV: Candida (fungi) and Pseudomonas sp. (GNR).
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Epiglottitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619302/all/Epiglottitis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Epiglottitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619302/all/Epiglottitis. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Epiglottitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619302/all/Epiglottitis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Epiglottitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 December 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619302/all/Epiglottitis.
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