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16288684

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Paediatric cases of epiglottitis declined markedly in England following the introduction of safe effective immunization against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). With the recently described resurgence in Hib infections, a corresponding rise in the number of presentations of clinical epiglottitis in children was observed, although numbers were still well below those reported prior to vaccine availability. This was seen both in microbiology reports and hospital admissions data for England. In keeping with the more diverse aetiology of epiglottitis in adults, Hib vaccination had minimal impact on hospital presentations with upper airway infections in those aged 15 years and over, which showed an overall increasing trend over 10 years. The need for a high index of suspicion to allow early diagnosis of this life-threatening clinical presentation is reinforced.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
570-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in the epidemiology of epiglottitis following introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines in England: a comparison of two data sources.
pubmed:affiliation
Immunisation Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, Colindale, London, UK. mcvernon@unimelb.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study