Uba A
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94143-0410, USA.
Prim Care. 1996 Dec;23(4):759-91. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70361-4.
Concerns over infraglottic and bronchial infections have been a source of anxiety and lost sleep for many children, parents, and physicians. The annual incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in children younger than 6 years old exceeds 5 million in the United States. Despite the frequency of these infections, the often common and nonspecific clinical symptomatology, variable severity, and changing epidemiology over time all have contributed to our understanding and misunderstanding of these disorders.
对声门下和支气管感染的担忧一直是许多儿童、家长和医生焦虑和失眠的根源。在美国,6岁以下儿童下呼吸道感染的年发病率超过500万例。尽管这些感染很常见,但通常常见且非特异性的临床症状、严重程度各异以及随时间变化的流行病学情况,都导致了我们对这些疾病的理解和误解。