Hadi Manji, PaulA. Reeve
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We present a case of Haemophilus influenzae lobar pneumonia in the father of a child admitted with acute epiglottitis caused by the same organism. The suggestion that adult, as well as child, contacts for Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis should be prophylactically treated is discussed.
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We present a case of Haemophilus influenzae lobar pneumonia in the father of a child admitted with acute epiglottitis caused by the same organism. The suggestion that adult, as well as child, contacts for Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis should be prophylactically treated is discussed.
Key concepts: Epiglottitis, Haemophilus influenzae, Pneumonia, Lobar pneumonia, Medicine, Haemophilus, Microbiology, Pediatrics