Antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of HACEK bacterial endocarditis before invasive dental procedures should be reserved for selected high-risk patients with prosthetic heart valves ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(7):647-648. From the beginning, the scientific basis for recommendations for endocarditis prophylaxis was not well established. The evidence supporting prophylaxis ...

In 2009, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE)1 introduced several innovative concepts, including limitation of ...

Infective Endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endocardial surface of the heart that is caused by fungi, bacteria or viruses. The high mortality and morbidity rates of IE have encouraged the ...

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Introduction Echocardiography is central to the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis. It is generally accepted that transoesophageal echo (TOE) has a much higher sensitivity for the ...

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This can be difficult in conditions such as infective endocarditis when the organisms are circulating in low concentrations. In such conditions a delay in identifying the organism and initiating ...