TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infective Endocarditis A1 - Gewitz, Michael H. A2 - Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 - Chiang, Vincent W. PY - 2017 T2 - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Although infective endocarditis is a relatively uncommon diagnosis in children, it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population.1 The incidence of this disease appears to be increasing in patients with known cardiac disease and in other groups as well.2,3 For these reasons, the pediatric hospitalist must be well versed in the epidemiology, causative factors, and treatment of this disorder. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146115310 ER -