title: Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines and Infective Endocarditis: Cause for Concern?
authors: Department of Cardiology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Musgrove Park, Taunton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: markdayer@gmail.com.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Dayer
authors: Academic Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Thornhill
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: National Inpatient Sample; antibiotic prophylaxis; infective endocarditis; streptococcus