Group A streptococcus endocarditis in children: 2 cases and a review of the literature.
Ogura N, Tomari K, Takayama T, Tonegawa N, Okawa T, Matsuoka T, Nakayashiro M, Matsumora T.
Ogura N, et al.
BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 31;19(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3736-6.
BMC Infect Dis. 2019.
PMID: 30704409
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Review.
Patient 2 was a 17-month old boy who presented with a fever. He had a history of spontaneous closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). He was started on intravenous antibiotics for possible bacteremia. Two consecutive blood cultures with an interval of more than …
Patient 2 was a 17-month old boy who presented with a fever. He had a history of spontaneous closure of a ventricular septal d …