A change in the NICE guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis: British Heart Valve Society update

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made an important change to Clinical Guideline 64 (CG64)1 adding the word ‘routinely’ to Recommendation 1.1.3: 'Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis is not recommended routinely for people undergoing dental procedures.' In a letter about the change to the MP Chris Philp,2 Sir Andrew Dillon, CEO of NICE, confirmed that '… in individual cases, antibiotic prophylaxis may be appropriate.'

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Authors/Creators:	Chambers, J. B. Thornhill, M. H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-4083 Dyer, M. Shanson, D.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© BJGP Open 2017. This article is Open Access: CC BY-NC 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Keywords:	endocarditisantibiotic; prophylaxisdental; procedures
Dates:	Accepted: 9 September 2016 Published (online): 4 April 2017 Published: April 2017
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2017 08:46
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2023 15:48
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Royal College of General Practitioners
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X100593

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