Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines and Infective Endocarditis: Cause for Concern?

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¹ Department of Cardiology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Musgrove Park, Taunton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: markdayer@gmail.com.
² Academic Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Mark Dayer et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015.

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. 2015 May 19;65(19):2077-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.535. Epub 2015 Mar 21.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Musgrove Park, Taunton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: markdayer@gmail.com.
² Academic Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: National Inpatient Sample; antibiotic prophylaxis; infective endocarditis; streptococcus.

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