Acute epiglottitis in adults not due to haemophilus

Acute epiglottitis in adults

“…~'~ The condition in adults is most commonly due to H. influenzae, but may result from Streptococcus pneumuniae, Group A Streptococcus, Group F. Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus viridans, ~6-20 or Fusobacterium necrophomm. ~3 Two cases of cpiglottitis thought to be due to Haemophilus parainfluenzae have been reported [23][24][25][26] and Adenovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus have been implicated, m Blood cultures are most commonly positive if the infection is due to H. influenzae.Z~ , 27 Three cases of epiglottitis associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia and several cases due to Candida albicans have been reported in immunocompromised patients. ~9-3~…”