The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1012
October 24, 1997
Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
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Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
October 24, 1997 (Issue: 1012)
Many physicians believe that antimicrobial prophylaxis before procedures that may cause transient bacteremia can prevent endocarditis in patients with valvular heart disease, prosthetic heart valves or other cardiac abnormalities, although the ...more
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