Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy

Bacterial Endocarditis and Periodontal Disease

Bacterial endocarditis is the infection of inner lining of heart and /or heart valves. This disease is usually related to the presence of some pathogenic bacteria in mouth, digestive system or urinary tract. Most of the times, this infection happens in people with heart problems like the presence of prosthetic valves, history of previous endocarditis, some congenital heart defects and heart tra...

Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis in Dentistry: the New Guidline

The American Heart Association (AHA) has provided new guidelines for infective endocarditis prophylaxis in dentistry. In this paper, written for dentists, major changes in the updated recommendations which dentists should be aware have been discussed. These recommendations address the impact of oral hygiene and type of dental procedures on high-risk patients, risk of adverse reactions of antibi...

Cerebral embolism due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis following pregnancy.

A case is reported of cerebral embolism with two very unusual features. Two bilaterally symmetrical haemorrhagic infarcts occurred, due to non-bacterial thrombotic cardiac valvular vegetations precipitated by the puerperium in a previously healthy young woman.

Bacterial Endocarditis

Progress in bacterial endocarditis.

Introduction The success of penicillin in bacterial endocarditis has created new problems for the clinician. These include the need to make an early diagnosis, the choice of antibiotic, the difficulty of telling whether infection has been eliminated, and the prognosis when infection has been controlled. Moreover, the proper use of antibiotics to prevent bacterial endocarditis is of great import...