Abstract
A 6-year-old boy presented with endocarditis of the tricuspid valve caused by penicillin resistant pneumococcus. He had no history of congenital cardiac disease. The likely portal of entry for the organism was the middle ear.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 556-558 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cardiology in the Young |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Sept 2001 |
Keywords
- Endocarditis
- Paediatrics
- Penicillin resistant pneumococcus