Clinical Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in Children

Jelte Kelchtermans,Lorenz Grossar,Benedicte Eyskens,Bjorn Cools,Mieke Roggen,Derize Boshoff,Jacoba Louw,Stefan Frerich,Tiago Rafael Veloso,Jorien Claes,Bartosz Ditkowski,Filip Rega,Bart Meyns,Marc Gewillig,Ruth Heying

Clinical Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in Children

2019

Jelte Kelchtermans
Lorenz Grossar
Benedicte Eyskens
Bjorn Cools
Mieke Roggen
Derize Boshoff
Jacoba Louw
Stefan Frerich
Tiago Rafael Veloso
Jorien Claes
Bartosz Ditkowski
Filip Rega
Bart Meyns
Marc Gewillig
Ruth Heying

Background:Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge associated with high morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the microbial profile and clinical manifestation of IE in children.Methods:A retrospective study examining pediatric IE cases treated between 2000 and 2017

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Immunology
Infective endocarditis
Retrospective cohort study
Medicine
Internal medicine
high morbidity
clinical manifestation
Pediatrics

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