Acute Epiglottitis Caused by Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin Adults
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Acute epiglottitis in adults
Acute epiglottitis in adults is often referred to as supraglottitis as the inflammation is generally not confined to the epiglottis but can also affect supraglottic structures such as the pharynx, uvula, base of the tongue, aryepiglottic folds or the false vocal cords. Acute epiglottitis is classically described as a haemophilus influenzae type b bacterial infection of the epiglottis in childre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/598359