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==Primary prevention== | ==Primary prevention== | ||
There are no definite preventive measures for peritonsillar abscess, however, immunization against certain organisms in | There are no definite preventive measures for peritonsillar abscess, however, immunization against certain organisms in childhood may decrease the burden of peritonsillar abscess resulting from such infections. | ||
*[[Immunization]] with the [[Hib]] vaccine protects | *[[Immunization]] with the [[Hib]] vaccine protects 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> | ||
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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
There are no definite preventive measures for peritonsillar abscess, however, immunization against certain organisms in childhood may decrease the burden of peritonsillar abscess resulting from such infections.
- Immunization with the Hib vaccine protects children.
- Post-splenectomy patients are also recommended to be immunized.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.