India's first heart failure registry reveals younger patients, high mortality rates, and varying causes of heart failure.

The updated AHA guidelines are reflective of an ongoing evolution in endocarditis prevention ... number of individuals who warrant antibiotic prophylaxis. A re-evaluation of the feasibility ...

Prophylactic measures are crucial to reduce infection-related morbidity and ... meningitis, cellulitis, endocarditis, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, endocarditis, herpes simplex, and ...

Prophylaxis and treatment of infective endocarditis in adults: a concise guide. Clin Med 2004;4:545-50. Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to summarize key changes in ...

Seventy-four of 77 patients with undoubted bacterial endocarditis have had negative ... be removed before treatment is completed, as a prophylaxis against subsequent reinfection of the heart ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, will once again host its annual Dental Infection Control Boot Camp. This is a ...

The following is a summary of “Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella – a retrospective registry-based study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Infectious Disease by Popova et al. In the 2023 ...

BACTERAEMIA and infective endocarditis (IE) are significantly more common within ... highlighting a need to reassess prophylactic antibiotic strategies. This nationwide cohort study utilised Danish ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm -- a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to ...

Ten days before discharge he received a 9-day course of cephalothin and streptomycin as prophylaxis while ... In this study 4 patients with bacterial endocarditis who were allergic to penicillin ...