The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1060
ISSUE1060
August 27, 1999
Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
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Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
August 27, 1999 (Issue: 1060)
Many physicians believe that antimicrobial prophylaxis before procedures that may cause transient bacteremia can prevent endocarditis in patents with valvular heart disease, prosthetic heart valves or other cardiac abnormalities....
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