Hemophilus influenzae type b laryngitiswith bacteremia

Age-Related Susceptibility to Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease in Rabbits

“…The pathogenesis of H. influenzae type b diseases has been presumed to be due to the hematogenous spread of organisms from the nasopharynx, middle ear, or other infected sites, in individuals without preexisting serum antibodies (10,15,18,19,28). The specificity of these protective antibodies has been postulated to be anti-type b polysaccharide (25, 34; R. Schneerson et al, submitted for publication).…”

Acute Epiglottitis: Challenge of a Rarely Recognized Emergency

“…Its recognition and management should become familiar to all concerned with the care of sick children" (Berenberg and Kevy, 1958). This condition was clearly defined and distinguished from laryngotracheitis, diphtheritic or presumptively virus croup, and other acute respiratory tract infections by Sinclair (1941), Alexander, Ellis, and Leidy (1942), Du Bois and Aldrich (1943), Miller (1948), and Rabe (1948) on the basis of their experience in different parts of the U.S.A.; but even in that country as recently as 1958 Berenberg and Kevy had to report that only one of their 42 cases was correctly diagnosed before reaching hospital. The condition occurs mainly in children aged 2 to 7 years, but sometimes also in infants, older children, or even adults.…”

Acute Epiglottitis: A Personal Study over Twenty Years

“…At first it was thought that here was a new disease, but this idea was rapidly dispelled when search of the literature concerning epiglottitis and supraglottitis showed that several papers had been published in the USA (Sinclair 1941, Alexander et al 1942, Du Bois & Aldrich 1943, Davis 1947, where the condition was well recognized. There was also a full analysis of 8 cases by Miller (1946), based on admissions to the Los Angeles Children's Hospital.…”