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The most important factor remains congenital heart disease and the most isolated pathogen is viridans group streptococcus.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this manuscript, we present a 20-year experience of a major referral tertiary care center in diagnosing and treating pediatric patients with endocarditis. A retrospective analysis of records of patients who were diagnosed with infective endocarditis under the age of 18 years is presented in this study. Variables relating to the demographic, imaging, microbiologic and pathologic data are described. Outcomes relating to complications and need for surgical repair are also portrayed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 70 pediatric patients were diagnosed with endocarditis in this time interval. The medical records of 65 patients were comprehensively reviewed, however the remaining 5 patients had severely missing data. Of the 65 patients, 55.4% were males, and the mean age at diagnosis was 7.12 years. More than half of the population (58.5%) had vegetation evident on echocardiography. The pulmonary valve was the most commonly affected (50%), followed by the mitral valve and tricuspid valves (15.6%). Most patients received empiric treatment with vancomycin and gentamicin. Viridans group streptococcus was the most frequently isolated organism (23.4%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among pediatric patients diagnosed with endocarditis in this study, data pertaining to valve involvement and microbiologic information was consistent with the published literature. 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