Rothia endocarditis in a child

Rothia dentocariosa, an organism inhabiting the oral flora, has been reported to cause endocarditis in adults but not in children. Most patients reported with Rothia endocarditis have a history of poor dentition. We report a case of Rothia endocarditis in a child with congenital heart disease withou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1999-08, Vol.92 (8), p.815-816
Hauptverfasser:	BRADEN, D. S, FELDMAN, S, PALMER, A. L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomycetaceae Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Child Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Female Heart Failure - complications Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	Rothia dentocariosa, an organism inhabiting the oral flora, has been reported to cause endocarditis in adults but not in children. Most patients reported with Rothia endocarditis have a history of poor dentition. We report a case of Rothia endocarditis in a child with congenital heart disease without other known risk factors.
ISSN:	0038-4348 1541-8243
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-199908000-00015