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@entity1 @entity114 @entity794 @entity149 @entity281 @entity299 @entity884
A total of 37 cases of @entity884 , in @entity1 aged two days to 13 years, were seen from 1971 to 1983 at the @entity1 's Hospital, Camperdown. @entity299 was known to preexist in 95%. @entity299 was present in 15 @entity1 , of whom 11 had been palliated by a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt. In five @entity1 , there was @entity281 of a prosthetic valve. Identifiable precipitants of @entity281 were rare. In particular, no @entity1 had had a preceding dental procedure within three months, while only 19% had had recent cardiac surgery. Organisms were identified by blood culture in 92%, the majority being streptococci (43% of cases) and staphylococci (27% of cases). While 59% of all organisms were @entity114 sensitive, six of the seven early postoperative @entity1 were infected with organisms not sensitive to antibiotics, given for wound @entity281 prophylaxis in the perioperative period. The overall death rate was 13.5%. Of the @entity1 infected with @entity794 , 40% died, while no @entity1 with Streptococcus viridans @entity884 died. Of the survivors, four needed urgent valve replacement, and three had @entity149 . Using these figures, a current profile of @entity1 with @entity884 is presented.
