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Here is a good link to the pediatric prophylactic antibiotic dental guidlines:http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary…
Realize the requirement for antibiotics is also dependent on the treatment being performed. Some procedures present higher bacterial risks than others that may not require antibiotics.
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The guidelines which have recently been published outline that antibiotic cover is no longer required in people at ri8sk of endocarditis.
this statement can be supported here:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles…
One that I can think of is rheumatic fever or a history of rheumatic fever. Also, any child with a heart valve replacement or any kind of filter, such as a greenfield filter.