What are the factors that affect the risk of bacteremia from dental procedures in children?
The factors that affect the risk of bacteremia from dental procedures in children include the class of prophylactic antibiotic drug, the nature and invasiveness of the procedure, indices of oral hygiene and disease, the timing of blood culture draws before, during, and after the procedure, various methods of microbial analysis and identification, and the impact of these variables on surrogate measures of risk for infections such as the incidence, duration, nature, and magnitude of bacteremia. Host factors may also influence the surrogate measures.