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- Hib infection: The most serious Hib infections are associated with meningitis or epiglottitis.
- - Meningitis: primarily affects children <2 years old and presents similarly to meningitis due to other bacterial pathogens
- Mortality rates are ~5%.
- Morbidity rates are high: 6% of pts have sensorineural hearing loss; one-fourth have some significant handicap; and one-half have some neurologic sequelae.
- - Epiglottitis: occurs in children 2-7 years old and occasionally in adults. It involves cellulitis of the epiglottis and supraglottic tissues that begins with a sore throat and fever and progresses rapidly to dysphagia, drooling, and airway obstruction.
- - Other infections: include cellulitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and bacteremia without an identifiable focus
- NTHi infection: NTHi is a common cause of lower respiratory tract disease in adults, particularly those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- - COPD exacerbations: characterized by increased cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath
- - Pneumonia: presents similarly to other bacterial pneumonias, including pneumococcal pneumonia
- - Other infections: NTHi is one of the three most common causes of childhood otitis media and is an important cause of sinusitis (in adults and children) and neonatal bacteremia. It is a less common cause of invasive infections in adults.
Outline ⬆
Section 7. Infectious Diseases
- 78. Infections Acquired in Health Care Facilities
- 79. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
- 80. Infective Endocarditis
- 81. Intraabdominal Infections
- 82. Infectious Diarrheas
- 83. Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections
- 84. Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones
- 85. Pneumococcal Infections
- 86. Staphylococcal Infections
- 87. Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Infections Caused by Other Corynebacteria and Related Species
- 88. Meningococcal and Listerial Infections
- 89. Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms
- 90. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria and Pseudomonas
- 91. Infections Caused by Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
- 92. Anaerobic Infections
- 93. Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, and Whipple's Disease
- 94. Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections
- 95. Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections
- 96. Rickettsial Diseases
- 97. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Legionella Species, and Chlamydia Pneumoniae
- 98. Chlamydia Trachomatis and C. Psittaci
- 99. Herpesvirus Infections
- 100. Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- 101. Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases
- 102. Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections
- 103. Enteroviral Infections
- 104. Insect- and Animal-Borne Viral Infections
- 105. HIV Infection and AIDS
- 106. Fungal Infections
- 107. Pneumocystis Infections
- 108. Protozoal Infections
- 109. Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations