Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis: 1991
Authors: Donald Kaye, Elias Abrutyn
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Editorials1 May 1991Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis: 1991Donald Kaye, MD, Elias Abrutyn, MDDonald Kaye, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Elias Abrutyn, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-9-803 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNew recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA) on the prevention of bacterial endocarditis were published in December 1990 (1) and represent a major advance in the development of rational approaches to the problem. These recommendations address nearly all the issues raised in an editorial published in Annals in 1986 (2) and also discussed by others (3-6). 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