Incidence of infective endocarditis caused by viridans group streptococci in Sweden – effect of cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry for risk individuals

Incidence of infective endocarditis caused by viridans group streptococci in Sweden – effect of cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry for risk individuals

Introduction In October 2012, the Swedish Medical Products Agency published new recommendations for the cessation of prophylactic antibiotics in dentistry for the prevention of infective endocarditis (IE). Previously, 2 g of amoxicillin per os would be administered 1 h before invasive dental procedu...

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Main Authors: Niko Vähäsarja, Bodil Lund, Anders Ternhag, Bengt Götrick, Lars Olaison, Margareta Hultin, Carina Krüger Weiner, Aron Naimi-Akbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
prophylactic antibiotics
dentistry
infective endocarditis
viridans group streptococci
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1768342

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1768342

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