BACTERIAL CROUP CAUSED BY PASTEURELLA-HAEMOLYTICA

Authors
WATANABE T SATO M ABE T ODA Y
Citation
T. Watanabe et al., BACTERIAL CROUP CAUSED BY PASTEURELLA-HAEMOLYTICA, Acta Paediatrica Japonica Overseas Edition, 40(4), 1998, pp. 360-361
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Acta Paediatrica Japonica Overseas Edition → ACNP
ISSN journal
03745600
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
360 - 361
Database
ISI
SICI code
0374-5600(1998)40:4<360:BCCBP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report a case of bacterial croup caused by Pasteurella haemolytica. A nine-month-old girl was admitted to our hosptial because of abrupt onset dyspnea and unconsciousness. From clinical and laboratory findin gs, she was diagnosed as having bacterial croup. Pasteurella haemolyti ca was recovered from her tracheal secretion on admission. To our know ledge, this is the first report of bacterial croup caused by P. haemol ytica.