ArticleJournal of oral microbiology2020
Incidence of infective endocarditis caused by viridans group streptococci in Sweden - effect of cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry for risk individuals.
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- Pooled it
- Infective Endocarditis on Aortic Valve: From Diagnosis to Cardiac Surgical Intervention-Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Oral health and infective endocarditis among high-risk individuals: a nationwide register-based study.Journal of oral microbiology · 2026Article
- Matters of the heart; antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infective endocarditis-are we getting it right?Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Article
- Antibiotics in Mucogingival Surgery for Recession Treatment: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mapping Review of the Correlations Between Periodontitis, Dental Caries, and Endocarditis.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Endocarditis prevention: time for a review of NICE guidance.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Review
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- Oral streptococcal infective endocarditis among individuals at high risk following dental treatment: a nested case-crossover and case-control study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Infective Endocarditis Among High-risk Individuals Before and After the Cessation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Dentistry: A National Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022Article
- Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Surgery Is Underused in Elderly Patients With Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Registry Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionIn October 2012, the Swedish Medical Products Agency published new recommendations for the cessation of prophylactic antibiotics in dentistry for the prevention of infective endocarditis (IE). Previously, 2 g of amoxicillin per os would be administered 1 h before invasive dental procedures to patients with valve prosthesis, complicated heart valve disease, and to those with previous endocarditis.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate whether the total incidence of IE caused by oral viridans group streptococci (VGS) or IE caused by staphylococci, increased in Sweden after the introduction of the new recommendations.
methodsThe incidence of IE in Sweden before and after October 2012 was calculated and compared using an interrupted time series analysis. Separate analyses were conducted for the total incidence of IE, and IE caused by VGS or
resultsThe results show no statistically significant increase in the slope of the trend line of the total incidence of IE, IE caused by VGS or
conclusionThe results suggest that the recommended cessation of prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of IE in dentistry has not led to an increased incidence of IE caused by oral streptococci among the Swedish population.
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