Antibiotic prophylaxis of endocarditis: a NICE mess

Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):275-6. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00048-7.

Authors

John B Chambers¹, Martin Thornhill², David Shanson³, Bernard Prendergast⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London SE1 7EH, UK. Electronic address: john.chambers@gstt.nhs.uk.
² School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
³ Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
⁴ Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London SE1 7EH, UK.

PMID: 26973302
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00048-7

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
Dental Care / adverse effects*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / epidemiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / prevention & control*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents