Should patients with hip joint prosthesis receive antibiotic prophylaxis before dental treatment?

The safety committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) recommended in 2009 that clinicians should consider antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients with total joint replacement before any invasive procedure that may cause bacteremia. This has aroused confusion and anger among dent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Olsen, Ingar, Snorrason, Finnur, Lingaas, Egil
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CoAction Publishing 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21523226
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jom.v2i0.5265
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Sumario:The safety committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) recommended in 2009 that clinicians should consider antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients with total joint replacement before any invasive procedure that may cause bacteremia. This has aroused confusion and anger among dentists asking for the evidence. The present review deals with different aspects of the rationale for this recommendation giving attention to views both in favor of and against it.

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