Candida Endocarditis in an Infant

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a rare disease in infants. A 1-year-old boy with a large Candida albicans vegetation in the right atrium and superior vena cava was operated on successfully. During the newborn period he had had a right transverse colostomy for Hirschsprung's disease. Ten months later a subsequent rectosigmoidectomy and direct anastomosis were performed, but because of peritonitis that followed a leak at the site of the anastomosis parenteral nutrition was needed for 8 weeks. The probable source of Candida was an infected intravenous line.

Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis in Preterm Neonates

“…1 In some cases, antibiotic therapy alone has proved insufficient and other measures such as surgery or thrombolysis have been used to manage the condition. 2,3 In this article we describe three cases of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis associated with percutaneous central venous line insertion. The bacterial vegetations were treated successfully with intravenous antibiotics, although one infant died later of other unrelated problems.…”