Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent?
BACKGROUND: Viridans group streptococci (VGS) have traditionally been the most common etiological agents of infective endocarditis (IE). Advances in cardiovascular surgery and the increasing use of long-term central venous catheters may have altered the epidemiology of pediatric IE.
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| description | BACKGROUND: Viridans group streptococci (VGS) have traditionally been the most common etiological agents of infective endocarditis (IE). Advances in cardiovascular surgery and the increasing use of long-term central venous catheters may have altered the epidemiology of pediatric IE. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1cf4a0e5d0744cb488fb30835f2baf6e2025-02-03T01:28:16ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322008-01-01191636810.1155/2008/867342Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent?Aisha Alshammary0Marilou Hervas-Malo1Joan L Robinson2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaEpidemiology Coordinating and Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Viridans group streptococci (VGS) have traditionally been the most common etiological agents of infective endocarditis (IE). Advances in cardiovascular surgery and the increasing use of long-term central venous catheters may have altered the epidemiology of pediatric IE.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/867342 |
| spellingShingle | Aisha Alshammary Marilou Hervas-Malo Joan L Robinson Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? |
| title_full | Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? |
| title_short | Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: Has Staphylococcus aureus Overtaken Viridans Group Streptococci as the Predominant Etiological Agent? |
| title_sort | pediatric infective endocarditis has staphylococcus aureus overtaken viridans group streptococci as the predominant etiological agent |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/867342 |
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