Pediatric infective endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus overtaken viridans group streptococci as the predominant etiological agent?

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-68

  Alshammary, Aisha ^a   Hervas Malo, Marilou ^b   Robinson, Joan L ^a,c  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Endocarditis; Staphylocccus aureus; Viridans group streptococci

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 42249115190     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/867342     Document Type: Article

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