A 23-year-old with repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease presents for dental extraction. Which statement about infective endocarditis (IE) prophy...

Question

A 23-year-old with repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease presents for dental extraction. Which statement about infective endocarditis (IE) prophylaxis is correct?

Accepted Answer

Prophylaxis is reasonable for patients at highest risk of adverse outcomes from IE undergoing invasive dental procedures

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Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for all patients undergoing dental procedures

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Prophylaxis is only recommended for prosthetic valves, not congenital repairs

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Prophylaxis should be given for all GI/GU procedures

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Antibiotic prophylaxis has been shown to prevent most IE cases

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis

A 23-year-old with repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease presents for dental extraction. Which statement about infective endocarditis (IE) prophylaxis is correct?