TCTMD

Infective Endocarditis Guidelines: The More the Merrier? Maybe Not

Over recent decades, US and European groups have released more and more new or updated guidelines for the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). But within those guidelines, the number of ...
TCTMD

In the Wake of Guidelines, Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis Declined for Moderate-Risk Patients

Revised guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) that advised against antibiotic prophylaxis in all but patients at highest risk for infective endocarditis were swiftly implemented into ...
DrBicuspid

Dental Dose: The new AHA infective endocarditis guidelines

Dental Dose is a twice-monthly video series featuring pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh. In each episode, Viola shares bite-sized pieces of dental pharmacology news, facts, and myths. Last spring, the ...
DrBicuspid

What you may not know about preventing infective endocarditis

Guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis in dental patients are misinterpreted, not carried out properly, and need clarification. The commentary was ...
Healio

Less restrictive OPAT criteria for infective endocarditis safe, effective

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2001, IDSA established criteria for selecting patients with infective endocarditis (IE) for outpatient ...
Healio

In infective endocarditis, mortality lower among injected drug users vs. nonusers

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with infective endocarditis who inject drugs may have better chances for survival compared with ...
JSTOR Daily

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Infective Endocarditis among Injecting Drug Users

Susan B. Manoff, David Vlahov, Ahvie Herskowitz, Liza Solomon, Alvaro Muñoz, Sylvia Cohn, Sharon B. Willoughby and Kenrad E. Nelson Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and infective ...