Bacterial tracheitis - tremendously rare, but truly important: A systematic review

Abstract

Bacterial tracheitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening infection, which predominately affects children. The existing literature on this condition is relatively limited. Objective: To provide a comprehensive review of the published literature on bacterial tracheitis by systematically summarizing epidemiological, radiological, clinical and microbiological aspects of the disease combined with a discussion of potential mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis and recommendations for the management of suspected cases. Methods: Search of multiple databases including Medline/PubMed, the Webof Science, EMBASE, the Cochrane database, Scopus and CINAHL. All original reports in English with fo..