Time-trend population analysis of the clinical and epidemiologic effect on pediatric infective endocarditis after change of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines

PURPOSE: In 2007, antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) guidelines for infective endocarditis (IE) changed, but the possible influence on the annual incidences of pediatric IE is unclear.

METHODS: We studied the clinical and epidemiologic impact of AP change by comparing two time periods before and after change of AP guidelines in a tertiary care center as referral center for a total population of more than 4,500,000 inhabitants.

RESULTS: After change of AP guidelines, twenty-five patients were diagnosed for IE at a median age of 6.9 years (range 0.1-19.4, female 48%). Modified Duke criteria were fulfilled for definite (12/25; 48%), or probable IE (13/25; 52%). The frequency of IE (cases per 1000 hospitalized patients) increased from 0.37% (1995-2005) to 0.59% (2006-2017) [p = 0.152], the annual incidence of IE (cases per 1000 CHD patients, < 20 years of age) increased from 0.195 ‰ to 0.399 ‰ [p = 0.072]. Postoperative IE (13/25; 52%), was associated mostly with prosthetic pulmonary valves (12/13; 92%). Pathogens were staphylococci spp. (8/25; 32%), streptococci spp. (7/25; 28%), HACEK (3/25; 12%), other (4/25; 16%), or culture-negative (3/25; 12%). Treatment included antibiotics (25/25; 100%), and cardiac surgery (16/25; 64%). The clinical findings and complications of pediatric IE including mortality (2/25; 8%) did not differ between the two time periods.

CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric IE remains a severe cardiac disease with a comparable clinical picture. Unless increasing absolute case numbers of IE, the relative case number of IE remains stable despite AP change. The high number of prosthetic pulmonary valve associated IE needs further evaluation and therapeutic alternatives.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Infection. 2020 Aug 14;:. - PMID 32797370

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Infection - 48(2020), 5 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 671-678

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Knirsch, Walter [VerfasserIn]
Schuler, Stefanie Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Christmann, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Roland [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Child
Heart disease
Infective endocarditis
Journal Article
Prophylaxis

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Date Completed 29.04.2021

Date Revised 04.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Infection. 2020 Aug 14;:. - PMID 32797370

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s15010-020-01433-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309399343