Do patients at risk of infective endocarditis need antibiotics before dental procedures?

BMJ. 2017 Sep 7;358:j3942. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3942.

Authors

Thomas J Cahill¹, Mark Dayer², Bernard Prendergast³, Martin Thornhill⁴

Affiliations

¹ Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
² Department of cardiology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Musgrove Park, Taunton, UK.
³ Department of cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Department of oral and maxillofacial medicine, surgery & pathology, University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, UK m.thornhill@sheffield.ac.uk.

PMID: 28882816
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j3942

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
Dental Care*
Endocarditis / diagnosis
Endocarditis / etiology*
Endocarditis / prevention & control*
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Grant support

HTA/15/57/32/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom