[Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis--new guidelines of the American Heart Association].
Within the last twelve month both the working party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and the American Heart Association have changed their attitude towards antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis dramatically. The major change is the exclusion of the groups of patients formerly known as the "low and medium" risk groups from the new treatment group. A brief summary of the American as well as the British recommendations for adults and children is reported.
Elad
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Dept. of Oral Medicine, the Hebrew University Hadassah, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Findler
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Benoliel
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D000328:Adult; D000572:American Heart Association; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States