dermatological procedures and the need for antibacterial prophylaxis in joint prostheses and dental treatment Flashcards
Dermatological Procedures:
Q: Do patients undergoing dermatological procedures, such as skin biopsies and mole excisions, require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis?
A:** No**, patients who undergo dermatological procedures do not require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis.
Q: What guidance is provided by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy regarding antibacterial prophylaxis for dermatological procedures?
A: The advice is that such patients do not require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis.
Dermatological Procedures:
Q: Do patients undergoing dermatological procedures, such as skin biopsies and mole excisions, require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis?
A: No, patients who undergo dermatological procedures do not require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis.
Q: What guidance is provided by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy regarding antibacterial prophylaxis for dermatological procedures?
A: The advice is that such patients do not require antibacterial prophylaxis against endocarditis.
Joint Prostheses and Dental Treatment:
Q: Do patients with prosthetic joint implants, including total hip replacements, require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, patients with prosthetic joint implants do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment.
Q: What is the rationale provided by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for not recommending antibiotic prophylaxis in these cases?
A: The Working Party considers that it is unacceptable to expose patients to the adverse effects of antibiotics when there is no evidence that such prophylaxis is of any benefit.
Q: What is recommended for patients with prosthetic joint implants if they develop any intercurrent infection?
A: They should receive prompt treatment with antibiotics to which the infecting organisms are sensitive.
Joint Prostheses and Dental Treatment:
Q: Do patients with prosthetic joint implants, including total hip replacements, require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, patients with prosthetic joint implants do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment.
Q: What is the rationale provided by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for not recommending antibiotic prophylaxis in these cases?
A: The Working Party considers that it is unacceptable to expose patients to the adverse effects of antibiotics when there is no evidence that such prophylaxis is of any benefit.
Q: What is recommended for patients with prosthetic joint implants if they develop any intercurrent infection?
A: They should receive prompt treatment with antibiotics to which the infecting organisms are sensitive.
Q: Do immunosuppressed patients, including transplant patients, require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, immunosuppressed patients do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment unless there is another specific indication for prophylaxis.
Q: Do patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment unless there is another specific indication for prophylaxis.
Q: What is the rationale provided by the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for not recommending prophylaxis in these cases?
A: There is little evidence that dental treatment is followed by infection in immunosuppressed and immunodeficient patients, nor is there evidence that dental treatment is followed by infection in patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters.
Q: Do immunosuppressed patients, including transplant patients, require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, immunosuppressed patients do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment unless there is another specific indication for prophylaxis.
Q: Do patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment?
A: No, patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters do not require antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment unless there is another specific indication for prophylaxis.
Q: What is the rationale provided by the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for not recommending prophylaxis in these cases?
A: There is little evidence that dental treatment is followed by infection in immunosuppressed and immunodeficient patients, nor is there evidence that dental treatment is followed by infection in patients with indwelling intraperitoneal catheters.
