title: Neonatal infective endarteritis complicating patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Infective endarteritis complicating patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a rare occurrence. Most cases are reported in older children and adults, and there are little published data describing this condition in the preterm neonate. We outline the presentation, clinical course, management and outcome of two affected infants born at less than 27 weeks of gestation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report highlights the importance of a detailed cardiac evaluation in a neonate with persisting bacteraemia. An increasing awareness of neonatal ductal endarteritis combined with the wider availability of more sensitive echocardiography has implications for local neonatal service delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, NN1 5BD, UK.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Cathryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Eleri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents