Common knowledge regarding prevention of infective endocarditis among general dentists in Japan

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-130

  Nakano, Kazuhiko ^a   Ooshima, Takashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Infectious disease; Patient care; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; FROPENEM; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DENTIST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DENTISTS; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650567180     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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