Peer Reviewed
Clinical case review
When should antibiotic prophylaxis be given for patients with prostheses?
Abstract
What antibiotic prophylaxis should be given for patients with prosthetic joints? Increasing numbers of patients have hip or knee replacements – should they have antibiotics before seeing a dentist? Also, should people with stents in coronary arteries receive antibiotic prophylaxis before procedures? Can these ‘foreign bodies’ be a focus for infection?
Key Points
This brief article provides commentaries by two infectious diseases specialists and by a cardiologist.
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