infections
Haemophilus influenzae Infections
Treatment ofH. influenzaeInfections
Antibiotics Haemophilus influenzaeinfections are treated with antibiotics. Which ones are used depends on the severity and location of the infection and results of susceptibility tests. If children have a serious infection, they are hospitalized and kept in isolation to prevent other people from being exposed to infected droplets in the air (called respiratory isolation) for 24 hours after antibiotics are started. Meningitismust be treated as soon as possible. An antibiotic—usually,ceftriaxoneorcefotaxime—is given intravenously. Corticosteroids may help prevent brain damage. Epiglottitismust also be treated as soon as possible. People may need help breathing. An artificial airway, such as a breathing tube, may be inserted or, rarely, an opening may be made in the windpipe (a procedure called tracheostomy). An antibiotic, such asceftriaxone,cefotaxime, orcefuroxime, is given. , Cephalosporins , 