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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
*[[Immunization]] with the [[Hib vaccine]] protects children from [[epiglottitis]].<ref name="pmid18931398">{{cite journal| author=Mathoera RB, Wever PC, van Dorsten FR, Balter SG, de Jager CP| title=Epiglottitis in the adult patient. | journal=Neth J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 66 | issue= 9 | pages= 373-7 | pmid=18931398 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18931398 }} </ref> | *[[Immunization]] with the [[Hib vaccine]] protects children from [[epiglottitis]].<ref name="pmid18931398">{{cite journal| author=Mathoera RB, Wever PC, van Dorsten FR, Balter SG, de Jager CP| title=Epiglottitis in the adult patient. | journal=Neth J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 66 | issue= 9 | pages= 373-7 | pmid=18931398 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18931398 }} </ref> | ||
*Postexposure [[prophylaxis]] with [[rifampin]] should be given to selected household contacts when a ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]'' epiglottitis is diagnosed. | *Postexposure [[prophylaxis]] with [[rifampin]] should be given to selected household contacts when a ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]'' epiglottitis is diagnosed. | ||
*In the United states, vaccination against Hib in children was initiated in the 1980s. Immunity against Hib has been adequate with an increasing level of | *In the United states, [[vaccination]] against [[Haemophilus influenzae infection|Hib]] in children was initiated in the 1980s. Immunity against Hib has been adequate with an increasing level of [[immunization]] among children. | ||
* Post-splenectomy patients are also recommended to be immunized.<ref name="pmid18931398">{{cite journal| author=Mathoera RB, Wever PC, van Dorsten FR, Balter SG, de Jager CP| title=Epiglottitis in the adult patient. | journal=Neth J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 66 | issue= 9 | pages= 373-7 | pmid=18931398 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18931398 }} </ref> | * Post-[[splenectomy]] patients are also recommended to be immunized.<ref name="pmid18931398">{{cite journal| author=Mathoera RB, Wever PC, van Dorsten FR, Balter SG, de Jager CP| title=Epiglottitis in the adult patient. | journal=Neth J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 66 | issue= 9 | pages= 373-7 | pmid=18931398 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18931398 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
- Immunization with the Hib vaccine protects children from epiglottitis.[1]
- Postexposure prophylaxis with rifampin should be given to selected household contacts when a Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis is diagnosed.
- In the United states, vaccination against Hib in children was initiated in the 1980s. Immunity against Hib has been adequate with an increasing level of immunization among children.
- Post-splenectomy patients are also recommended to be immunized.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mathoera RB, Wever PC, van Dorsten FR, Balter SG, de Jager CP (2008). "Epiglottitis in the adult patient". Neth J Med. 66 (9): 373–7. PMID 18931398.