Friedland I R, du Plessis J, Cilliers A
Department of Pediatrics, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
J Pediatr. 1995 Nov;127(5):746-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70166-4.
Clinically silent endocarditis was detected in 4 (11%) of 36 hospitalized children with staphylococcal bacteremia who underwent echocardiographic examination. Pericarditis was detected in two further children. Only one child had underlying cardiac disease (patent ductus arteriosus). Echocardiography should be considered in children with staphylococcemia even if an obvious extracardiac focus is apparent.
在36名接受超声心动图检查的住院葡萄球菌血症患儿中,4例(11%)检测到临床无症状性心内膜炎。另外两名儿童检测到心包炎。只有一名儿童有潜在心脏病(动脉导管未闭)。即使明显存在心外病灶,对于患有葡萄球菌血症的儿童也应考虑进行超声心动图检查。