The updated AHA guidelines are reflective of an ongoing evolution in endocarditis prevention ... number of individuals who warrant antibiotic prophylaxis. A re-evaluation of the feasibility ...

The main findings of our review are: a) Reported cure rates for IE caused by susceptible organisms and treated with appropriate oral antibiotic regimens range between 77–100%; and b) Limited ...

The link between bacterial infections and heart valve disease Infective endocarditis ... heart valvesAntibiotic prophylaxis: In the past, doctors used to recommend antibiotic prophylaxis before ...

Results from the Euro Heart Survey on valvular heart disease—spanning 92 centers in 25 countries—have revealed that active infective ... information on endocarditis prophylaxis, and only ...

The high risk group in whom antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated includes—among others—patients with a history of infective endocarditis as well as patients with artificial valves (surgical as ...

Results of preliminary studies suggest that certain cephalosporin C derivatives may be useful in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis ... and streptomycin as prophylaxis while multiple carious ...

Infective Endocarditis (IE) can be fatal. And for a significant minority of people it can happen simply as a result of visiting the dentist. But in 2008 the lack of evidence on the effectiveness of ...