ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT BEFORE DENTAL PROCEDURES IN PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS

Infective endocarditis is a rare condition with significant morbidity and mortality. It may arise following bacteraemia in a patient with a predisposing cardiac lesion. In an attempt to prevent this disease, over the past 50 years, at-risk patients have been given antibiotic prophylaxis before denta...

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Main Authors: Adriana Krasteva, Assya Krasteva, Angelina Kisselova-Yaneva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/statii-10/vol16_b4_p77-79.pdf