Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jul 2015
Multicenter StudyIncidence of Infective Endocarditis Due to Viridans Group Streptococci Before and After the 2007 American Heart Association's Prevention Guidelines: An Extended Evaluation of the Olmsted County, Minnesota, Population and Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
To determine whether the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) due to viridans group streptococci (VGS) increased after the publication of the 2007 American Heart Association (AHA) IE prevention guidelines. ⋯ Despite major reductions in the number of indications for antibiotic prophylaxis for invasive dental procedures espoused by the 2007 AHA IE prevention guidelines, both local and national data indicate that the incidence of VGS-IE has not increased.