Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: The 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...

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Main Authors: Cahill, T, Harrison, J, Jewell, P, Onakpoya, I, Chambers, J, Dayer, M, Lockhart, P, Roberts, N, Shanson, D, Thornhill, M, Heneghan, C, Prendergast, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017