Antibiotic prophylaxis in infective endocarditis: Use or abuse?

• Huvudskapare: Nisha Thakur (Författare, medförfattare), Narotam Ghezta (Författare, medförfattare)
• Materialtyp: Bok
• Publicerad: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations for antimicrobial prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (IE) are controversial. According to the new guidelines released by the AHA now, the only patients to receive antibiotics will be those at highest risk, i.e. those with a prost...