title: The effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infectious endocarditis is not easily dismissed.
authors.affiliation: Associate Chief of Staff and Director of Graduate Medical Education, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Director of Quality Assurance, Hospital Dental Service, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; and Professor-in-Residence, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Friedlander
authors.affiliation: Director of Research Fellowship and Inpatient Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; and Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Tina I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Dental Service, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Renna C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hazboun
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Dental Service, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Nona
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aghazadehsanai
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000009:adverse effects*