Uncommon Infections in Children Suggest Underlying Immunodeficiency: A Case of Infective Endocarditis in a 3-Year-Old Male

Infective endocarditis (IE) results from bacterial or fungal infection and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several known risk factors exist for endocarditis, and 90% of pediatric cases have an underlying structural or congenital heart disease or prosthetic heart valve. Litera...

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Autores principales: Shakoor, Aisha, El-Isa, Ahmed, Kinsella, Elizabeth, Halas, Ryan, Leonov, Andrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29808135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9380763

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29808135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9380763

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