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Bacterial Tracheitis

MedGen UID:
401503
•Concept ID:
C1868703
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Bacterial infectious process with formation of mucopurulent membranes affecting the trachea. Causative agents include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas, and Klebsiella. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBacterial Tracheitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Etiology, Clinical Profile, Evaluation, and Management of Stridor in Children.
Patnaik S, Zacharias G, Jain MK, Samantaray KK, Surapaneni SP
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Nov;88(11):1115-1120. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03722-8. PMID: 33728566Free PMC Article
Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Viral croup: current diagnosis and treatment.
Rosekrans JA
Mayo Clin Proc 1998 Nov;73(11):1102-6; discussion 1107. doi: 10.4065/73.11.1102. PMID: 9818047

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric Bacterial Tracheitis-A Variable Entity: Case Series with Literature Review.
Casazza G, Graham ME, Nelson D, Chaulk D, Sandweiss D, Meier J
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Mar;160(3):546-549. Epub 2018 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/0194599818808774. PMID: 30348058
Upper Airway Obstruction in Children.
Mandal A, Kabra SK, Lodha R
Indian J Pediatr 2015 Aug;82(8):737-44. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1811-6. PMID: 26104110
Bacterial tracheitis: a multi-centre perspective.
Tebruegge M, Pantazidou A, Thorburn K, Riordan A, Round J, De Munter C, Walters S, Curtis N
Scand J Infect Dis 2009;41(8):548-57. doi: 10.1080/00365540902913478. PMID: 19401934
Bacterial tracheitis in children.
Kasian GF, Bingham WT, Steinberg J, Ninan A, Sankaran K, Oman-Ganes L, Houston CS
CMAJ 1989 Jan 1;140(1):46-50. PMID: 2642395Free PMC Article
Bacterial tracheitis.
Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC Jr
JAMA 1979 Aug 24-31;242(8):721-6. PMID: 379379

Diagnosis

Childhood Respiratory Conditions: Stridor.
Skirko J
FP Essent 2022 Feb;513:25-31. PMID: 35143152
Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Bacterial tracheitis.
Kuo CY, Parikh SR
Pediatr Rev 2014 Nov;35(11):497-9. doi: 10.1542/pir.35-11-497. PMID: 25361911
Croup.
Bjornson CL, Johnson DW
Lancet 2008 Jan 26;371(9609):329-39. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60170-1. PMID: 18295000Free PMC Article
Acute epiglottitis.
Benjamin B
Ann Acad Med Singap 1991 Sep;20(5):696-9. PMID: 1781658

Therapy

Croup: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 1;97(9):575-580. PMID: 29763253
Bacterial tracheitis.
Kuo CY, Parikh SR
Pediatr Rev 2014 Nov;35(11):497-9. doi: 10.1542/pir.35-11-497. PMID: 25361911
Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
Croup.
Bjornson CL, Johnson DW
Lancet 2008 Jan 26;371(9609):329-39. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60170-1. PMID: 18295000Free PMC Article
Croup syndrome.
McLain LG
Am Fam Physician 1987 Oct;36(4):207-14. PMID: 3673866

Prognosis

Demographic Characteristics of Children Diagnosed with Bacterial Tracheitis.
Barengo JH, Redmann AJ, Kennedy P, Rutter MJ, Smith MM
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021 Dec;130(12):1378-1382. Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1177/00034894211007250. PMID: 33834902
Pediatric Bacterial Tracheitis-A Variable Entity: Case Series with Literature Review.
Casazza G, Graham ME, Nelson D, Chaulk D, Sandweiss D, Meier J
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Mar;160(3):546-549. Epub 2018 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/0194599818808774. PMID: 30348058
Bacterial tracheitis: a multi-centre perspective.
Tebruegge M, Pantazidou A, Thorburn K, Riordan A, Round J, De Munter C, Walters S, Curtis N
Scand J Infect Dis 2009;41(8):548-57. doi: 10.1080/00365540902913478. PMID: 19401934
Bacterial tracheitis in children.
Kasian GF, Bingham WT, Steinberg J, Ninan A, Sankaran K, Oman-Ganes L, Houston CS
CMAJ 1989 Jan 1;140(1):46-50. PMID: 2642395Free PMC Article
Bacterial tracheitis--two-year experience.
Friedman EM, Jorgensen K, Healy GB, McGill TJ
Laryngoscope 1985 Jan;95(1):9-11. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198501000-00005. PMID: 3965837

Clinical prediction guides

Croup.
Johnson D
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Mar 10;2009 PMID: 19445760Free PMC Article
Airway endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial tracheitis in children.
Eckel HE, Widemann B, Damm M, Roth B
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1993 Aug;27(2):147-57. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(93)90130-u. PMID: 8258482
Bacterial tracheitis in children.
Kasian GF, Bingham WT, Steinberg J, Ninan A, Sankaran K, Oman-Ganes L, Houston CS
CMAJ 1989 Jan 1;140(1):46-50. PMID: 2642395Free PMC Article
Bacterial tracheitis.
Liston SL, Gehrz RC, Siegel LG, Tilelli J
Am J Dis Child 1983 Aug;137(8):764-7. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140340044012. PMID: 6869336
Bacterial tracheitis.
Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC Jr
JAMA 1979 Aug 24-31;242(8):721-6. PMID: 379379

Recent systematic reviews

Croup.
Johnson DW
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Sep 29;2014 PMID: 25263284Free PMC Article
Croup.
Johnson D
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Mar 10;2009 PMID: 19445760Free PMC Article

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