RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145459116
T1 Tracheitis, Bacterial
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459116
RD 2024/04/19
AB Also  called  pseudomembranous  croupSevere  life-threatening  form  of  laryngotracheobronchitisStaphylococcus  aureus  most  common  isolated  organismOther  organisms  that  have  been  reported  includeHaemophilus  influenzaGroup  A  Streptococcus  pyogenesNeisseria  speciesMoraxella  catarrhalisA  viral  prodrome  is  commonDisease  probably  represents  localized  mucosal  invasion  of  bacteria  in  patients  with  primary  viral  croup,  resulting  in  inflammatory  edema,  purulent  secretions,  and  pseudomembranes