Antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of HACEK bacterial endocarditis before invasive dental procedures should be reserved for selected high-risk patients with prosthetic heart valves ...

Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Here's what to know.

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Findings highlight the importance of infection prevention measures and personalized heart failure care.

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Endocarditis is associated with congenital heart defects ... the main clinical feature of CF — chronic endobronchial bacterial infection and airway inflammation — which leads to airway ...

and prosthetic heart valves or vascular grafts. Furthermore, elderly patients with several comorbid conditions, immunocompromised status, and recent GI and/or genitourinary infection with ...