Enterococcus avium Endocarditis in an Infant with Tetralogy of Fallot

• DOI: 10.1007/s002469900449
• Publication Date: 2002-07-25T06:46:52Z
• Authors: S. Swaminathan; S.B. Ritter
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Infant; Aorta, Thoracic; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Pulmonary Artery; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; 3. Good health; Electrocardiography; 03 medical and health sciences; Tetralogy of Fallot; Humans; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enterococcus; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Follow-Up Studies

We report a case of infective endocarditis secondary to Enterococcus avium in a 1-year-old infant with tetralogy of Fallot and a Blalock-Taussig shunt. To our knowledge, this is the first case of E. avium endocarditis to be reported.