66) Epidemiology of Supraglottitis and Epiglottitis in Hospitalized Children during 2012

Title Epidemiology of Supraglottitis and Epiglottitis in Hospitalized Children during 2012 Mukul Sehgal, MD, Sruti Aiyaswamy, Mohammed Salameh, MD, Balagangadhar Totapally, MD Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL. Background: The prevalence of supraglottitis and epiglottitis has declined drastically in children compared to pre-vaccine era, with some studies reporting as much as 10 fold decrease (Ref: Faden H. Pediatric Emergency Care. 22(6):443-4, 2006). H inluenzae, which once was a predominant cause responsible for about 85% of cases, is not a leading cause anymore. Objective To evaluate the prevalence, demography, bacteriology, …