Awareness of infective endocarditis prophylaxis in parents of children with congenital heart disease: A prospective survey | Zendy

Sunita Maheshwari | Zendy; Parrimala Nath | Zendy; Kiran VS | Zendy

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Awareness of infective endocarditis prophylaxis in parents of children with congenital heart disease: A prospective survey

Author(s) -

Sunita Maheshwari,

Parrimala Nath,

Kiran VS

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

annals of pediatric cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 0974-2069

pISSN - 0974-5149

DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.41057

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , prospective cohort study , heart disease , endocarditis , pediatrics , hygiene , oral hygiene , antibiotic prophylaxis , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , dentistry , antibiotics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

A prospective survey of parents of the children with congenital heart disesease was conducted to determine their awareness as regards the importance of oral hygiene and prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (IE). The results of this study demonstrated that only 8% of the parents were aware of the importance of good oro-dental hygiene and need for IE prophylaxis.

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