title: Prophylactic antibiotics: ineffective or inefficacious.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA lucyabarton@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*