Post-NICE 2008: Antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures for patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

British Dental Journal

Volumn 205, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 531-533

  Shovlin, C ^a,c   Bamford, K ^a   Wray, D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN ABSCESS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL CARE; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN ABSCESS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 56849104879     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.978     Document Type: Review

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