Pericarditis in Children — Symptoms and Treatment
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Infective endocarditis is a common serious infectious pathology in children. The most commonly identified organisms are of the streptococcus and staphylococcus species. Patients always have a fever. Other signs of infective endocarditis include Roth spots, splinter hemorrhages and Osler nodes. Blood cultures and echocardiography are very important in the establishment of the diagnosis. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on the presence of major and/or minor criteria from the modified Duke’s criteria for infective endocarditis. Antibiotic therapy is essential and life-saving.
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