title: Infective endocarditis: rationale for revised guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Prabhakaran P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tak
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000592:standards*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States