Infective endocarditis in children with heart diseases at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
In our setting, in-hospital mortality due to IE among children with heart diseases is high. Heart failure and anaemia were the common presentations of IE. Furthermore, AKI was observed to be the leading in-hospital non-cardiac complication.
Authors
- Deogratias Nkya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-1208)
- Alphonce Nsabi Simbila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1546-6423)
- Naizihijwa Gadi Majani
- Francis F. Furia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-3041)
- Zawadi Edward Kalezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6784-437X)
- Sulende Kubhoja
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
- Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05091-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77