bacterial endocarditis is a serious disease that could occur after invasive dental procedures. despite a large number of papers written about the knowledge of prevention of bacterial endocarditis among health care workers in western countries, little is known about awareness of this subject among practitioners and students in other countries. the purpose of the present study was to assess the k...

Antibiotics are commonly used in dental practice. It has been estimated that 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions are related with dental infections. The association amoxicillin-clavulanate was the drug most frequently prescribed by dentists during 2005, at least in the Valencian Community (Spain). The use of antibiotics in dental practice is characterized by empirical prescription based on clin...

Since the early l960s the replacement of large joints, including hip, knee, elbow and shoulder, has become commonplace. A survey by Hon Ct al (1978) revealed that some 120 000 total hip and knee replacements were undertaken each year in the United States, and it may be assumed that numbers have increased every year since. In New Zealand, over 4000 total hip replacements are performed annually (...

Dentists need to be able to give people with HIV/AIDS compassionate and comprehensive care. Previous studies have shown that many dental students have negative attitudes towards treating such individuals. This article addresses the effectiveness of a program that trains dental students in the issues of treating this population. All predoctoral students at the Loma Linda University School of Den...

The latest guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) 2007, the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) 2008, the Australian Prevention of Endocarditis Guidelines 2008, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) 2006, and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2008 were reviewed for this article. As a result of recent literature reviews by the A...

TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the article by Abbas et al, in which they model the potential impact of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and drug resistance in South Africa [1]. They predict that rolling out Truvadabased PrEP will increase the transmission and prevalence of resistance. Notably, their results conflict with those from 2 previou...

We agree with Angela Kashuba and colleagues (June 30, p 2409) that it is essential to develop new methods for measuring adherence to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in clinical trials. However, another important issue also needs to be addressed. Specifi cally, how can adherence data from clinical trials be interpreted and used to predict the success of PrEP in reducing transmi...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to collect baseline data pertaining to the oral health of Hispanics residing in Siler City, NC, a microcosm of the flourishing Latino growth found especially in the southeastern United States. METHODS A convenience sample of 158 Hispanic adults was recruited. A 41-item Spanish language survey was utilized. Questions addressed preventive oral health practi...

tion of the new guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis in the Netherlands. The design of the study may have caused under-registration of the occurrence of IE, as only the diagnosis treatment code (DBC) was screened for IE. Patients suffering from multiple disorders in intensive care environments may thus have been missed. Interestingly, the authors show that the increase of IE is mainly ...

Objective To assess the relation between invasive dental procedures and infective endocarditis associated with oral streptococci among people with prosthetic heart valves.Design Nationwide population based cohort and a case crossover study.Setting French national health insurance administrative data linked with the national hospital discharge database.Participants All adults aged more than 18 y...