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A change of heart: the new infective endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines
Author(s) -
Daly CG,
Currie BJ,
Jeyasingham MS,
Moulds RFW,
Smith JA,
Strathmore NF,
Street AC,
Goss AN
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00049.x
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , intensive care medicine , antibiotic prophylaxis , endocarditis , multidisciplinary approach , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , political science , law , biology
New Australian guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis were published in July 2008. The guidelines were revised by a multidisciplinary group to reflect recent changes in international recommendations regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis. The reasons for the changes are explored in this review and the implications for dental practice are discussed.