Valve and Antibiotics

[Marge]

I know about taking antibiotics before dental work if you've got a tricky valve, cuz my cardio told me about that. I have a prescription for ampicillin for dental cleaning I'm having done next month.

Question: was wondering--are there any other routine medical procedures/tests/etc. for which you need to take antibiotics beforehand?

 

[BillCobit]

Endocardits Prophylaxis

Endocardits Prophylaxis

Hi Marge -

From ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

http://www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/valvular/dirIndex.htm

-Bill