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Infective Endocarditis : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Avoid Injection Drug Use
  • Avoid Sharing Drug Paraphernalia

Prevention Overview Articles

Infectious endocarditis
Preventive antibiotics are often given to people at risk for infectious endocarditis before dental procedures or surgeries involving the respiratory, urinary, or intestinal tract. The American Heart Association recommends antibiotics before a dent...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 28, 2008
Endocarditis
Some people are especially prone to endocarditis. These include people with past episodes of endocarditis, those with congenital heart problems or heart damage from rheumatic fever, and those with artificial heart valves.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Prevention Articles

Prophylactic Antibiotic Premedication
Prophylactic antibiotic premedication is the practice of prescribing limited antibiotic therapy to dental patients who are at risk of contracting microbial disease as a result of invasive dental procedures.Oral bacteria can enter the bloodstream d...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Using Antibiotics Safely and Wisely
Antibiotics have been misused so much in recent years that doctors now face an alarming problem. Bacteria that once were easily controlled have become resistant to many antibiotics.
Source:StayWell
Prophylaxis, Antibiotic
A prophylaxis is a measure taken to maintain health and prevent the spread of disease. Antibiotic prophylaxis is the focus of this article and refers to the use of antibiotics to prevent infections.Antibiotics are well known for their ability to t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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