Usually curable with early diagnosis and treatment. If treatment is delayed, your child's heart function may deteriorate, resulting in congestive heart failure and death. If your child has damaged valves, tell your doctor and dentist before treatment. After having endocarditis, your child should stay under a doctor's care to prevent a relapse. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics for your child for many weeks to fight infection.
Antibiotic treatment is often intravenous.
Your child should rest in bed until fully recovered. While in bed, flexing the legs often helps prevent clots from forming in deep veins. Your child can resume normal activities when strength allows. No special diet, unless your child has an underlying heart disorder. When signs of infection have decreased, appetite returns, and alertness, strength, and feeling of well-being will allow.