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1. Impact of the NICE guideline recommending cessation of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infective endocarditis: before and after study.

Author

Thornhill, Martin H., Dayer, Mark J., Forde, Jamie M., Corey, G. Ralph, Chu, Vivian H., Couper, David J., and Lockhart, Peter B.

Subjects
INFECTIVE endocarditis, ANTIBIOTICS, MEDICAL protocols, ANALYSIS of variance, SCIENTIFIC observation, PROBABILITY theory, RESEARCH funding, RETROSPECTIVE studies, PREVENTION
Abstract

The article presents a study which investigates the effect of the guideline by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) which recommends the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocaditis prevention. The study made use of the DR. Foster Intellligence for data access of hospital activity for inpatients in England. The result of the study shows the lack of evidence for the upward trend of changed cases after the guideline introduction.

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2011
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