Epiglottitis in a 4 year old unvaccinated child at home. What to be done?
(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.
Vaccination
Ampicillin 4 days
Rifampin for 4 days
Doxycycline
Miscellaneous (E.N.T.)