Changing Spectrum of Infective Endocarditis in Children

Trends of Childhood Infective Endocarditis in Israel with Emphasis on Children Under 2 Years of Age

“…The relative incidence of viridans streptococci decreased and that of staphylococci increased. Similar trends were documented in other locations [5,13,17,22,23]. During the second part of the study period about half the patients were infected by microorganisms that uncommonly cause IE, such as C. albicans and P. aeruginosa, as has been reported in other studies [3,10,21].…”

Infective Endocarditis in Swedish Children

“…A bad prognosis has also been attributed to a negative blood culture which, however, was not observed in our study. Streptococcus viridans was the causative bacteria in only one case, which is in agreement with earlier studies (10,11).…”

Characteristics of Children Hospitalized with Infective Endocarditis at Dhaka Shishu Hospital

“…Ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, aortic valve abnormalities, and tetralogy of Fallot are reported to be common underlying conditions for IE. 1,[28][29][30][31] In this study, ventricular septal defect was the most frequent underlying condition with patent ductus arteriosus and aortic abnormalities lower than in previous reports. 28,29 Out of 16 patients, only six patients (37.5%) with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) & patient having features of acute leukaemia, suspected to have underlying heart disease.…”