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Hemophilus infections are treated with antibiotics.
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What is the prognosis for untreated hemophilus infections?
Untreated hemophilus infections--particularly meningitis, sepsis, and epiglottitis--have a high mortality rate.
What are hemophilus infections?
Hemophilus infections, most of which are due to Haemophilus influenzae infections, are a group of contagious diseases that are caused by a gram-negative bacterium, and affect only humans.
How can hemophilus infections be prevented?
isolating patients with respiratory hemophilus infections; treating appropriate contacts of infected patients with rifampin; maintaining careful standards of cleanliness in hospitals,
What vaccines are used in the U.S. to immunize children against hemophilus infections?
There are three different vaccines for hemophilus infections used to immunize children in the United States: PRP-D, HBOC, and PRP-OMP.
How are hemophilus infections diagnosed?
The diagnosis is usually based on a combination of the patient's symptoms and the results of blood counts, cultures, or antigen detection tests.
How are hemophilus infections transmitted?
The organism can be transmitted by person-to-person contact, or by contact with nasal discharges and other body fluids.
How are bacterial and fungal infections treated?
They are treated with antibiotics. <-----------Fungal infections are NOT treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics only kill bacteria.
What type of infections can be treated with antibiotics?
Bacteria
What is Hemophilus influenzae?
A disease
Viral infections cannot be treated by?
Antibiotics
How is infection treated?
Bacterial infections are treated with oral, Intramuscular, and/or intravenous antibiotic medication.
What is the definition of immunization appropriate for age?
Immunizations are administrations of substances which protect a person from becoming infected by particular pathogens (bacteria, viruses, etc). Some immunizations are effective only if given at certain ages, or are not considered to be needed in people at other ages. For example, the Hemophilus immunization is needed in childhood, but Hemophilus infections are not common in adulthood. So it would not be appropriate to give a Hemophilus immunization to an adult. In the United States, the body which determines which immunizations are needed is the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
