Trends of childhood infective endocarditis in Israel with emphasis on children under 2 years of age

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 419-424

  Ashkenazi, S ^a,b   Levy, O ^a   Blieden, L ^a,b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiac anomalies; Cardiac surgery; Children; Endocarditis; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ISRAEL; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030807397     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900219     Document Type: Article

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