Single center study on clinical features of children with infective endocarditis during the past 10 years / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical features,pathogenic distribution of children with in-fective endocarditis(IE)during the past 10 years.Methods Medical records of 30 children with IE admitted to Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University from October 2006 to October 2016 were retrospectively analyzed,including the clinical data and pathogenic characteristics.Results Among the 30 cases of IE,there were 18 males and 12 females,age ranged from 2 months to 13 years old.Fever was found as initial symp-toms in 21 cases(70.0%),respiratory symptoms in 4 cases(13.3%),neurological symptoms in 4 cases (13.3%),edema in 2 cases(6.7%),murmur in 1 case,precordial discomfort in 1 case,and peripheral blood cell reduction in 1 case. The most common underlying factor was congenital heart disease(17 cases, 56.7%).Surgery was performed in 6 children due to congenital heart disease before endocarditis.Vegetations were detected on echocardiography in all cases(100%).Blood cultures were positive in 50.0%,Staphylococ-cus aureus was the most common organism,accounting for 6 cases (40.0%).Other notable pathogens in-cluded Streptococcus pneumoniae(4 cases,26.7%),Enterococcus faecalis(2 cases,13.3%),Streptococcus suis(1 case),Streptococcus anginosus(1 case) and Staphylococcus epidermidis(1 case).C-reactive protein was raised in 25 cases(83.3%)at the time of admission.C-reactive protein was higher than 100 mg/L in 8 cases.Conclusion Early clinical manifestations of IE are atypical.Fever is the most common symptom. Congenital heart disease is the major risk factor of IE,Gram-positive cocci is the most common organism. Antibiotic treatment is not effective,then surgical treatment may be considered.