Epiglottitis in a 4 year old unvaccinated child at home. What to be done?
High-Yield Explanation
(B) Ampicillin for 4 days# AMPICILLIN OR THIRD GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN are effective against H. influenzae and are given by parental route (i.m. or i.v) without waiting for results of throat swab and blood culture.