Language

English

Publication Date

11-4-2024

Journal

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

DOI

10.1093/jpids/piae089

PMID

39219471

Abstract

The need for echocardiography in pediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains uncertain. We reviewed 331 pediatric SAB cases. Nine subjects, all with comorbidities, met the echocardiogram criteria for infective endocarditis (IE). IE was associated with congenital heart disease and prolonged bacteremia, suggesting that echocardiography is unnecessary in most children with SAB.

Keywords

Humans, Staphylococcal Infections, Bacteremia, Echocardiography, Child, Male, Child, Preschool, Female, Staphylococcus aureus, Infant, Retrospective Studies, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Adolescent, Infant, Newborn, Heart Defects, Congenital, Staphylococcus aureus, bacteremia, children, echocardiogram, endocarditis, pediatric

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