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Infective Endocarditis in Children in Italy from 2000 to 2015

Susanna EspositoPediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alessandra MayerPediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Andrzej KrzysztofiakUnit of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Silvia GarazzinoPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Rita LipreriPediatric Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Luisa GalliPaediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Patrizia OsimaniPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Salesi Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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Emilio FossaliEmergency Room Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Maria Di GangiPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Di Cristina Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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Laura LancellaUnit of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Marco DeninaPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Giulia PattarinoPediatric Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Carlotta MontagnaniPaediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Filippo SalviniPediatric Clinic, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Alberto VillaniUnit of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Nicola PrincipiPediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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for the Italian Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Registry
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Pages 353-358 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 24 Dec 2015, Published online: 03 Feb 2016

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