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Query: UMLS:C0014118 (
endocarditis
)
15,629
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Although antibiotic prophylaxis for patients at risk for bacterial endocarditis has never been scientifcally tested, it is now an accepted practice in medicine. Patients at risk include all individuals with prosthetic valves, congenital or rheumatic heart disease, previous
endocarditis
,
idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
(
IHSS
), and mitral valve prolapse with a holosytolic murmur. Dental, upper respiratory tract, genitourinary and gastrointestinal procedures associated with bacteremia are reviewed. New antibiotic regimens utilizing oral agents for shorter periods have recently been published and are outlined here. Patients at high risk of
endocarditis
(especially those with prosthetic valves) should continue to receive prophylactic antibiotics by the parenteral route.
...
PMID:Prophylaxis for infective endocarditis. 2126 14
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