A patient with a prosthetic heart valve is undergoing dental extraction. According to NICE guidelines is prophylactic antibiotic recommended...

Question

A patient with a prosthetic heart valve is undergoing dental extraction. According to NICE guidelines is prophylactic antibiotic recommended

Accepted Answer

No routine antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended

Answer

Yes penicillin prophylaxis for all dental procedures

Answer

IV vancomycin before procedure

Answer

Oral cephalosporin after procedure

Answer

High-dose amoxicillin for 5 days

Infectious Diseases & Immunology — UKMLA MCQ