Infective endocarditis in children without underlying heart disease

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-128

  Lin, Yen Ting ^a,b   Hsieh, Kai Sheng ^a,c   Chen, Yao Shen ^a,c   Huang, I Fei ^a,c   Cheng, Ming Fang ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Children; Congenital heart disease; Infective endocarditis; Predisposing risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876120089     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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