Prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis: a general practice audit.
A method of identifying patients at r,sk from bacterial endocarditis is described. All at-risk patients in one practice were identified, contacted and counselled. Twothirds of these at-risk patients had no contact with the appropriate hospital outpatient department. It is suggested that the general practitioner has the primary role in the prevention of this disease.
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D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D012306:Risk