title: Infective endocarditis (IE) in children receiving treatment for cancer.
abstract: Infective endocarditis (IE) is rare in children but is associated with substantial morbidity/mortality. Medical records of 161 new patients admitted to the Pediatric Oncology Unit in a 2 years period were reviewed to identify patients with a diagnosis of IE following the Duke criteria. Nine patients developed IE; their ages ranged from 2.4 to 11.3 years. The patients received treatment according to the results of blood cultures. TIPs are associated with a high rate of IE. The diagnosis of IE should be considered in children with cancer who have major/minor criteria as defined by the Duke criteria.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Oncology Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. arech@hcpa.ufrgs.br
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rech
authors.forename: Jiseh F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Loss
authors.forename: Adão
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Algemir L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Brunetto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors