Prophylactic Antibiotics for Prevention of Infective Endocarditis or Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Dental Procedures: Systematic Review
The GRADE evidence was very low to conclude that prophylactic antibiotics might have a role in preventing IE or bacteremia in children with congenital cardiac diseases due to insufficient studies.
Authors
- Timothy Fagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-0611)
- Divesh Sardana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-5893)
- Cameron Loper
- Jordan Baskette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1790-4076)
Institutions
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Special Care in Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.70112
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Oklahoma