Infective Endocarditis in Childhood: 2015 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1487-515. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000298. Epub 2015 Sep 15.
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Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; endocarditis; pediatrics.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adhesins, Bacterial / physiology
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / blood
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / therapy
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / standards
  • Endocarditis* / complications
  • Endocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis* / microbiology
  • Endocarditis* / therapy
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Oral Hygiene / methods
  • Oral Hygiene / standards
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections / therapy

Substances

  • Adhesins, Bacterial
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents