Investigation of the impact of the NICE guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis during invasive dental procedures on the incidence of infective endocarditis in England: an electronic health records study

Investigation of the impact of the NICE guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis during invasive dental procedures on the incidence of infective endocarditis in England: an electronic health records study

Abstract Background Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but serious infection, where evidence for giving antibiotic prophylaxis before invasive dental procedures is inconclusive. In England, antibiotic prophylaxis was offered routinely to patients at risk of infective endocarditis until March 2008...

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Main Authors: T. Phuong Quan, Berit Muller-Pebody, Nicola Fawcett, Bernadette C. Young, Mehdi Minaji, Jonathan Sandoe, Susan Hopkins, Derrick Crook, Timothy Peto, Alan P. Johnson, A. Sarah Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Dental procedures
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Electronic health records
EHR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01531-y

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