Systemic complications associated with bacterial tracheitis.
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Systemic complications associated with bacterial tracheitis.
The toxic shock syndrome, septic shock, pulmonary oedema, and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were recognised in four children with bacterial tracheitis. ARDS has not previously been reported in association with bacterial tracheitis. Prompt recognition of the severe systemic complications of bacterial tracheitis could lead to a decrease in the morbidity and mortality of this cond...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.3.249