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Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
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Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
October 29, 2001 (Issue: 1116)
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 structural cardiac abnormalities. The...more
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