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Restrictive guidelines on endocarditis prophylaxis may be contributing to rising endocarditis rates, prompting recommendations to expand prophylaxis to additional high-risk patients and procedures.
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The steady rise in endocarditis cases following the adoption of restrictive antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines suggests that current recommendations may need to be re-evaluated to include broader high-risk scenarios.
Johannes M. Albes (2019) conducted a review in Endocarditis. Endocarditis prophylaxis was evaluated. Restrictive guidelines on endocarditis prophylaxis may be contributing to rising endocarditis rates, prompting recommendations to expand prophylaxis to additional high-risk patients and procedures.
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