Endocarditis Prophylaxis: An Evolution of Change

摘要

[...] tooth brushing twice a day for one year is thought to have a risk of exposure to bacteremia more than 150,000 times greater than that of a single tooth extraction.5 The AHA also stated that prophylaxis may prevent an exceedingly small number of cases of infective endocarditis (if any) in persons who undergo a dental or GI or GU tract procedure, and that the risk of antibiotic-associated adverse events exceeds the benefit (if any) from antibiotic prophylaxis.