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We describe 2 cases of infective endocarditis in extremely low birth weight infants successfully treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in addition to prolonged antiinfective therapy. Blood cultures became sterile and vegetations disappeared within days of commencing treatment, and there were no systemic complications. A literature search detailed in the article confirms the poor outcome associated with infectious endocarditis in preterm infants. 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