title: Fatal Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia: two cases report.
abstract: Haemophilus influenzae is a common cause of acute childhood pneumonia. Most Haemophilus pneumonia generally follow a benign course with occasional complications of pleural effusion, pneumothorax or pneumatocele. Deaths following invasive Haemophilus pneumonia have rarely been reported in children older than 3 years of age. We report 2 deaths in children presenting with fulminant pneumonia, complicated by sepsis and adult respiratory distress syndrome despite vigorous antibiotic therapy and full resuscitative measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology