Trends in endocarditis hospitalizations at US children's hospitals: Impact of the 2007 American Heart Association antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 894-899

  Pasquali, Sara K ^a   He, Xia ^a   Mohamad, Zeinab ^b   McCrindle, Brian W ^c   Newburger, Jane W ^d   Li, Jennifer S ^a   Shah, Samir S ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861324091     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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