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Acute epiglottitis in the era of post-Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) vaccine

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  1. Division of Otolaryngology, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20010, USA

    Brian K. Reilly

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20010, USA

    Srijaya K. Reddy & Susan T. Verghese

  3. George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Brian K. Reilly, Srijaya K. Reddy & Susan T. Verghese

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Reilly, B.K., Reddy, S.K. & Verghese, S.T. Acute epiglottitis in the era of post-Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) vaccine. J Anesth 27, 316–317 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-012-1500-9

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