A 33-year-old man with a mechanical aortic valve is scheduled for dental extraction. He has no penicillin allergy. According to current Australian inf...

Question

A 33-year-old man with a mechanical aortic valve is scheduled for dental extraction. He has no penicillin allergy. According to current Australian infective endocarditis prophylaxis recommendations, what is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Oral amoxicillin 2 g 1 hour before the procedure

Answer

No antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for any dental procedures

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Oral cephalexin 250 mg daily for 5 days after the procedure

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Intravenous vancomycin before and after the procedure

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Lifelong oral penicillin twice daily

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Infective endocarditis prophylaxis

A 33-year-old man with a mechanical aortic valve is scheduled for dental extraction. He has no penicillin allergy. According to current Australian infective endocarditis prophylaxis recommendations, what is the most appropriate management?