Infective endocarditis following wisdom tooth extraction in a pro-fessional basketball player with bicuspid aortic valve

Autor: David Miklenić, Sanja Konosić
Jazyk: English<br />Croatian
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Liječnički vjesnik, Vol 145, Iss Supp 8, Pp 32-32 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0024-3477
1849-2177
DOI: 10.26800/LV-145-supl8-23
Popis: Bacterial endocarditis may be rare, but is a fatal complication following routine dental pro-cedures. Although patients with bicuspide aortic valve are considered to be at intermedia-te risk of bacterial endocarditis, administering antibiotic prophylaxis before dental proce-dures is not recommended by international guidelines.
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