Intravenous antibiotic regimens and prophylaxis of odontogenic XXXX .

@entity1 @entity4509 @entity11248 @entity299 @entity869 @entity582 @entity4297
OBJECTIVES: This study retrospectively examines the efficacy of prophylactic intravenous antibiotic regimens in the prevention of odontogenic @entity582 in @entity1 with severe @entity4297 receiving comprehensive dental treatment under general anaesthesia. @entity1 AND METHODS: Blood cultures were taken from @entity1 with @entity299 30 seconds after completion of dental treatment under general anaesthesia. Antibiotic prophylaxis had been given intravenously immediately before dental treatment. The choice of antibiotics and the extent of dental treatment were recorded. The percentage prevalence of @entity582 was compared with published data following multiple dental extractions using the same clinical and microbiological methodology. RESULTS: The overall percentage prevalence of positive cultures in @entity1 receiving intravenous prophylactic antibiotics was 16%. The percentage of positive blood cultures in cardiac @entity1 who received @entity869 alone was not significantly different from that in @entity1 having a combination of @entity4509 and @entity11248 (16.7% v 22.2%) respectively [Chi Square = 0.385, df = 1, P= 0.535]. When compared with multiple extractions, both @entity869 alone and @entity4509 with @entity11248 were effective in reducing the prevalence of odontogenic @entity582 . CONCLUSIONS: In @entity1 with @entity299 , @entity582 after dental treatment is reduced by antibiotics but is still detected on 16% of occasions. In comparison with @entity1 receiving @entity869 alone, the combination of @entity4509 and @entity11248 is as effective in reducing @entity582 in @entity1 who are either allergic to penicillins or who have received them within the previous month.
