Prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: Let's end the debate

The Lancet

Volumn 385, Issue 9974, 2015, Pages 1164-1165

  Duval, Xavier ^a,b,c   Hoen, Bruno ^c,d  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c Association Pour l'Etude et la Prévention de l'Endocardite Infectieuse   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGING; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; MALE;

ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84926079860     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62121-8     Document Type: Note

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