Clinical findings in children with bacterial tracheitis

	Reported frequency in case series
Clinical findings
Cough	80 to 90%
Fever	40 to 90%
Stridor	50 to 75%
Dyspnea and/or retractions	30 to 80%
Hoarseness	30 to 60%
Odynophagia	40%
Toxic appearance	10 to 30%
Drooling	10%
Duration of prodromal symptoms before hospital admission	2 to 2.5 days
Radiographic findings
Tracheal irregularity or membranes evident	40 to 85%
Subglottic narrowing	10 to 45%
Pulmonary infiltrates	20 to 60%

References:

Bernstein T, Brilli R, Jacobs B. Is bacterial tracheitis changing? A 14-month experience in a pediatric intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis 1998; 27:458.
Casazza G, Graham ME, Nelson D, et al. Pediatric bacterial tracheitis-A variable entity: Case series with literature review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019; 160:546.
Salamone FN, Bobbitt DB, Myer CM, et al. Bacterial tracheitis reexamined: is there a less severe manifestation?. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004; 131:871.
Tebruegge M, Pantazidou A, Thorburn K, et al. Bacterial tracheitis: A multi-centre perspective. Scand J Infect Dis 2009; 41:548.

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