Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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ObjectiveThe use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) is controversial. In recent years, guidelines to cardiologists and dentists have advised restriction of AP to high-risk groups (in Europe and the USA) or against its use at all (in the UK). The objective of this systematic review was to appraise the eviden...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1911619647
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1911619647
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1355-6037
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1468-201X
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10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309102
