title: [Haemophilus influenzae and parainfluenzae in children. A retrospective study of 52 cases].
abstract: Fifty-two children hospitalized in the Pediatric service of a general hospital between January 1978 and December 1979 were found to be infected with Haemophilus influenzae or para-influenzae (43 with H. influenzae and 9 with para-influenzae). Most of these children (34/52) were less than 4 years of age. The localizations of infections were as follow: 5 meningitis with satisfactory resolution except for 1 who developed slight deafness, 1 epiglotitis, 11 pneumonias or bronchopneumonias, 1 arthritis, 10 otitis medias, 6 conjunctivitis, 3 sinusitis, 10 upper airway infections and 1 neonatal infection. On 8 of these cases the patients were felt to be carriers of H. influenzae or para-influenzae, the signs and symptoms beeing not related to these bacteria. These results are compared with those found in the literature.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000453:epidemiology; D010031:Otitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Les infections a Haemophilus influenzae et para-influenzae de l'enfant. Etude rétrospective de cinquante-deux observations.