Pacientes en los que se aconseja profilaxis de endocarditis infecciosa cuando se someten a un procedimiento de alto riesgo
No se recomienda profilaxis antibiótica para ningún tipo de cardiopatías valvulares o congénitas.
Procedimientos en los que se aconseja profilaxis antibiótica
Procedimientos dentales
No se recomienda en
Profilaxis antibiótica en procedimientos dentales (si está indicada)
Una dosis única 30-60 minutos antes del procedimiento.
Fuente: Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis (new version 2009) The Task Force on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and by the International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) for Infection and Cancer. European Heart Journal (2009) 30, 2369–2413 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp285.
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