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Sun Jun 21

• PSEUDOMONAS ENDOCARDITIS IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a very common cause of endocarditis,s pecially in intravenous drug users.It has the capacity to infect native as well as prosthetic heart valves.The source of this bacteria is usually the standing water contaminating drug

Sat May 16

• Pharmacodynami c optimization of ?-lactams in the patient care setting

Sat Apr 11

• Infective Endocarditis in Older Adults: A Cohort Study

Mon Apr 6

• Controversy Over Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis

Fri Mar 20

• Infective Endocarditis in the 21st Century

Sun Feb 22

• Antibiotic prophylaxis

Sat Jan 31

• NICE guidelines: Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis

Thu Dec 11

• British Cardiovascular Society

Sun Dec 7

• Endocarditis - Overview - Introduction: Endocarditis is a rare condition which causes inflammation of the heart lining, heart muscles and heart valves. The heart is made up of four chambers and four valves which are lined with a membrane (thin layer of cells) called the endocardium. Endocarditis is caused by an infection of the endocardium, usually with bacteria. In most cases, these organisms are streptococci or staphylococci bacteria. However, in rare cases fungi or other infectious micro-organism s can cause the condition.

Thu Nov 27

• Do I need antibiotics before piercing? « The Pierced Consumer: an article on piercing and endocarditis

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