The Changing Epidemiology of Pediatric Endocarditis
Elder RW, Baltimore RS. The Changing Epidemiology of Pediatric Endocarditis. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2015, 29: 513-524. PMID: 26311357, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseInfective endocarditisHeart diseaseRheumatic heart diseaseManagement of childrenIntroduction of antibioticsPediatric EndocarditisSurgical interventionMicrobiologic changesCardiac interventionsViridans streptococciEarly detectionEndocarditisEarly predominanceEpidemiologyDiseaseInterventionVirtual disappearanceMortality