Meeting abstract
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-145-supl8-23
Infective endocarditis following wisdom tooth extraction in a pro-fessional basketball player with bicuspid aortic valve
David Miklenić
Sanja Konosić
Abstract
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.
Keywords
antibiotic prophylaxis, bicuspid aortic valve, infective endocarditis
Hrčak ID:
314444
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Publication date:
22.2.2024.
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