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ArticleMonatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde2014

[Upper airway infections].

M A Rose

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Article in Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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M A Rose1Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Sana-Klinikum Offenbach, Starkenburgring 66, 63069 Offenbach, Deutschland.

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Abstract

backgroundUpper airway infections contribute significantly to paediatric morbidity and hospitalization especially of young children, are often treated polypragmatically, and are one of the main reasons for antibiotic prescriptions. The severity varies between mild, self-limiting and potentially life-threatening airway obstructions. DIAGNOSIS: The physician involved can normally make the right diagnosis based on the patient's history and physical findings; additional diagnostic procedures (blood tests, imaging) should be restricted to unclear cases. THERAPY: Antibiotic stewardship should be applied. Imminent airway obstruction will require early and competent paediatric intensive care interventions. Since viral and bacterial upper airway infections can present with similar features, it is useful to approach them under topographical aspects. PREVENTION: Following immunization recommendations can prevent an enormous amount of severe potentially life threatening airway infections.

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Lemierre′s syndromeLudwig′s anginaOver-the-counter drugsRhinosinusitisUpper airway infections

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PMID32214491
PMCPMC7080139

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