Abstract
Clinically silent endocarditis was detected in 4 (11%) of 36 hospitalized children with staphylococcal bacteremia who underwent echocardiographic examination. Pericarditis was detected in two further children. Only one child had underlying cardiac disease (patent ductus arteriosus). Echocardiography should be considered in children with staphylococcemia even if an obvious extracardiac focus is apparent.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / complications*
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Bacteremia / diagnosis
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cross Infection / diagnosis
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Cross Infection / drug therapy
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Cross Infection / etiology
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Disease Progression
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Echocardiography
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Pericarditis / diagnosis
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Pericarditis / drug therapy
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Pericarditis / etiology*
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Prospective Studies
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Treatment Outcome