THE ROLE OF BLOOD CULTURE AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNONSIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PEDIATRICS

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ZEAINLOU ALI AKBAR; MIRKHANI S.H.; NIAZI M.

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Journal: Journal of Medical Council of Iran Year:2003 | Volume:21 | Issue:1 Page(s): 5-11

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THE ROLE OF BLOOD CULTURE AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNONSIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PEDIATRICS

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ZEAINLOU ALI AKBAR | MIRKHANI S.H. | NIAZI M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.BLOOD CULTUREQ4

INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS. CHILDREN. SENSITIVITY. SPECIFICITY. EARLY DIAGNOSISQ3

Abstract

Blood cultre is considered to be an ,accurate test to diagnose infective endocarditis, but in children its specificity are lower compaed to echocardiography.The aim of this study was to demonstrate the syperior role of blood culture and echocardiography in the early detection of infective endocrdiris in children 0 -15 years. Likewise the agents that proved to be effective or dangerous on the overall management. and morbidity and morbidity were evaluated. This study has not been conducted in this group in Iran.In this experimental study 36 chilren with age ranging 2-15 years were studied during a 5 year period .Patients who had a probable in fective endocarditis or had profracted fever were enrolled. A complete history, blood culture (3 times ), Serolog and hematology were obtained from all the patients. The treatment was carried out according to standard protocols on the basis of microscopic findings and negative blood culture and the length of treatment was based on control echocardiographies and CRP.The average age was 10.8 years and SD+ 3.48 Overall the male/female ratio was 2:1. fever was the most common complaint (100%) Sixty-six percent of the patients had fever for more than 7 days. Congenital heart disease was the most common underlying disease (66%) followed by Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) (22%) . Congestive heart failure (CHF) was present in 30.5% of cases. Blood cultues were positive in 42% and vegetations in 83.4% by two dimentional echocardiography (Echo) Blood culture and echo sensitivity and spectively . The most common site of vegetation the aortic valve area followed by the tricuspid valve. Staphylocous aureus was the most common infecting microorganism. There were 6 deaths (16.6%) due to different causes. Indicators for mortality include Negative cultues. infection with staph aureus. large vegetation and CHF. All mortalies had sided vegetations (P<0.05).In contrast to the high sensitivity of blood cultures in lE in developed countries, in the developing countries the result of blood culture is not reliable: therefore early echocardiography can have the best role in the early diagnosis of lE and can change the outcome of this potentially serious illness.

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EFFICACY OF CARDIAC SURGERY IN ENDOCARDITIS

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ZEAINLOU, ALI AKBAR, MIRKHANI, S.H., & NIAZI, M.. (2003). THE ROLE OF BLOOD CULTURE AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNONSIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PEDIATRICS. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I., 21(1), 5-11. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/41368/en

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ZEAINLOU ALI AKBAR, MIRKHANI S.H., NIAZI M.. THE ROLE OF BLOOD CULTURE AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNONSIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PEDIATRICS. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I.[Internet]. 2003;21(1):5-11. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/41368/en

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ALI AKBAR ZEAINLOU, S.H. MIRKHANI, and M. NIAZI, “THE ROLE OF BLOOD CULTURE AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY DIAGNONSIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN PEDIATRICS,” JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I., vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 5–11, 2003, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/41368/en

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