Vacancy Part-Time Cafeteria Positions Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation (MVCSC) is seeking team players with positive ...
Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines Many people take an antibiotic before having any type of dental treatment. The purpose of this is to help prevent a serious infection that may occur with dental or other minor surgical treatment. Some of the most common reasons that your doctor may prescribe antibiotics before dental or other surgery includes: mitrial valve prolapse (a weakening of one of the valves in your heart), certain types of artificial implants (such as a mechanical heart valve or other types of surgical
Many people are told that they need to take an antibiotic before having a dental, surgical, or other invasive medical procedure. This topic discusses the benefit of taking a preprocedure antibiotic, who should take antibiotics, and provides an explanation of when antibiotics are usually recommended. Certain procedures, such as a root canal or tooth extraction (as discussed below), may allow bacteria from the mouth to enter the bloodstream. Rarely, these bacteria can infect the heart valves and lining of the heart, causing them to become inflamed. This inflammation is called infective endocarditis (IE).