title: Infective endocarditis at Costa Rica's children's hospital, 2000-2011.
abstract: Few reports of infective endocarditis in Latin American children have been published. We describe the epidemiology of infective endocarditis at the only pediatric tertiary hospital in Costa Rica. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rate was isolated in 44% of cases. The case fatality rate was 23%.
authors.affiliation: From the *Servicio de Emergencias Pediátricas and †Servicio de Infectología Pediátrica, Hospital Nacional de Niños de Costa Rica, "Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera," San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yock-Corrales
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segreda-Constenla
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulloa-Gutierrez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents