Infective Endocarditis Prevention: Update on 2007 Guidelines - 20/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.11.024
Mary Jane Burton, MD ⁎ 
, Stephen A. Geraci, MD
, Stephen A. Geraci, MD Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Medical Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.
Requests for reprints should be addressed to Mary Jane Burton, Medical Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive (111), Jackson, MS 39216.Abstract |
Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infective endocarditis is unproven. The recently issued American Heart Association guidelines for endocarditis prevention call for restricting the use of preprocedure antibiotics. We discuss how these revisions apply to clinical practice in patients undergoing elective medical and dental procedures.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Antibiotic prophylaxis, Bacterial/etiology, Bacterial/prevention and control, Endocarditis
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Vol 121 - N° 6
P. 484-486 - juin 2008 Regresar al número
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