Bacterial Endocarditis
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Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention
Strategies to prevent bacterial endocarditis include:
Practice good oral hygiene.
Antibiotics to prevent endocarditis
Conditions that require antibiotics to prevent bacterial endocarditis:
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Artificial heart valves
Atrial septal defect
Pacemakers
Congenital heart disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurgitation
Past bacterial endocarditis
Rheumatic heart disease
Ventricular septal defect
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Bacterial Endocarditis Complications
Related Topics:
Heart disease
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral valve prolapse
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
Valvular heart disease
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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2008
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Bacterial Endocarditis References:
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Wilson WR, Karchmer AW, Dajani AS: Antibiotic treatment of adults with infective endocarditis due to streptococci, enterococci, staphylococci, and HACEK microorganisms. American Heart Association. JAMA 1995 Dec 6; 274(21): 1706-13.
