The American Heart Association 2007 endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines: A compromise between science and common sense

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 673-675

  Embil, John M ^a   Chan, Kwan Leung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLITIS; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ENDOCARDITIS;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL CARE; ENDOCARDITIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049136138     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70664-0     Document Type: Article

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