Neonatal bacterial endocarditis of the pulmonary valve: report of two cases.
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.
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Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
Engle
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Caldwell
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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
D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin