Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis: A Survey of Practice Among Pediatric Cardiology Providers

The 2007 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines limited antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for infective endocarditis (IE) to fewer patients with predisposing cardiac conditions (PCC). We surveyed the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (AAP SOCCS) on their recomme...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2022-12, Vol.61 (12), p.859-868
Main Authors: Horsley, Whitney, Srinivasan, Shardha, Hokanson, John S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Cardiology
Coronary artery disease
Endocarditis
Heart diseases
Heart surgery
Pediatrics
Prophylaxis
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Summary:The 2007 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines limited antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for infective endocarditis (IE) to fewer patients with predisposing cardiac conditions (PCC). We surveyed the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (AAP SOCCS) on their recommendations for AP for a number of PCC and procedures. We report on those 173 respondents who follow the 2007 AHA guidelines. AP rates for high-risk PCCs clearly meeting AHA criteria ranged from 70.5-89.8%. Conversely, for PCCs which did not meet AHA criteria, prescribing rates varied from
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/00099228221106552