title: Neonatal bacterial endocarditis of the pulmonary valve: report of two cases.
abstract: Bacterial endocarditis in the neonate is rare and fatal in the majority of reported cases. This article reports two neonates who survived bacterial endocarditis. One patient was infected with group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GBBS) while the second grew Streptococcus saluvarius from the blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Franzek
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Engle
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin