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Utilization Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Cardiac Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures In Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study., Fayez Elshaer, Abdulelah (Hamad) Alsaeed, Sultan (Nasser) Alfehaid, Hassan (Mohammad) Aloraini, Turki (Eid) Alshammari, Fakhir Alayoubi
Utilization Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Cardiac Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures In Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study., Fayez Elshaer, Abdulelah (Hamad) Alsaeed, Sultan (Nasser) Alfehaid, Hassan (Mohammad) Aloraini, Turki (Eid) Alshammari, Fakhir Alayoubi
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the characteristics of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) utilization and the level of adherence of King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) staff to the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for AP for infective endocarditis (IE) in cardiac patients undergoing dental procedures. Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective cohort study to investigate the relationship between AP in dental procedures and cardiac patients admitted in the surgical wards of KSUMC between 2015 and 2021. All cardiac patients who underwent dental procedures were included in the study. We excluded patients with long-term or concurrent antibiotic use …
Brucella Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Systematic Review, Karima Taamallah, Fatma Hammami, Hedi Gharsallah, Makram Koubaa, Mounir Ben Jemaa, Wafa Fehri
Brucella Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Systematic Review, Karima Taamallah, Fatma Hammami, Hedi Gharsallah, Makram Koubaa, Mounir Ben Jemaa, Wafa Fehri
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Objective: Brucella prosthetic valve endocarditis is a rare but a life-threatening complication of brucellosis. It remains a diagnostic challenge. Optimal treatment of Brucella prosthetic valve endocarditis is debated. Available data is limited to case reports or small case series. The purpose of this study was to systematically review all published cases of Brucella prosthetic valve endocarditis in the literature. Method: A systematic review of PubMed database, Google, Google Scholar, and Scopus (From January 1974 to the present) for studies providing epidemiological, clinical and microbiological data as well as data on treatment and outcomes of Brucella prosthetic valve endocarditis was performed. …