Infective endocarditis in previously healthy children with structurally normal hearts

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1415-1421

  Marom, Daphna ^a,b   Ashkenazi, Shai ^a,b   Samra, Zmira ^b,c   Birk, Einat ^a,b  

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

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Infections; Normal heart; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BACILLI; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANDIDA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HEART MURMUR; HEART SURGERY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KINGELLA KINGAE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VALVULOPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880773967     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0665-9     Document Type: Article

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