User:Mr. Ibrahem/Bacterial tracheitis

Bacterial tracheitis is a bacterial infection of the trachea. Symptoms may include stridor, fever, productive cough, and pain. Complications can include airway obstruction or tracheal stenosis.

It may occur following croup or other viral upper respiratory infections. Other risk factors include endotracheal intubation, tracheostomy, and poor immune function. The bacterial most commonly involved include Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci. Diagnosis is suspected based on symptoms and may be confirmed by bronchoscopy or X-rays.

Treatment involves antibiotics and occasionally endotracheal intubation. Antibiotics that may be used include ceftriaxone with vancomycin or amoxicillin/clavulanate. Inhaled epinephrine is not useful. While outcomes with treatment are generally good, people may still die as a result.

Bacterial tracheitis is rare, affecting about 1 to 10 per million children per year. It most commonly affects young children between the age of 3 and 8 years old. Males may be more commonly affected than females. It occurs more commonly in the fall and winter. The condition was first described in the 1920s.