Awareness of infective endocarditis prophylaxis in parents of children with congenital heart disease: A prospective survey

被引：1

作者：

Nath, Parrimala ^{[1
]}

Kiran, V. ^{[1
]}

Maheshwari, Sunita ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Narayana Hrudayalaya Inst Cardiac Sci, Dept Pediat Cardiolo, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

来源：

ANNALS OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY | 2008年 / 1卷 / 01期

关键词：

Infective endocarditis prophylaxis; congenital heart disease; parents; awareness;

D O I：

10.4103/0974-2069.41057

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A prospective survey of parents of the children with congenital heart disesease was conducted to determine their awareness as regards the importance of oral hygiene and prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (IE). The results of this study demonstrated that only 8% of the parents were aware of the importance of good oro-dental hygiene and need for IE prophylaxis.

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