Letter

Children with an avulsed tooth may need antibiotic prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis

BMJ 1996; 312 doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7045.1538b (Published 15 June 1996)
Cite this as: BMJ 1996;312:1538.3

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

  1. Daniel Wallis,
  2. Susan Matthai
  1. Senior registrar Accident and Emergency Department, Newham General Hospital, London E13 8RU
  2. Senior registrar Accident and Emergency Department, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool L12 2AP

    EDITOR,—In their editorial on the emergency management of children with an avulsed tooth Anthony S Blinkhorn and Iain C Mackie mention prophylactic antibiotics.1 Children with a congenital cardiac abnormality require special consideration—for example, a 10 year old with an avulsed tooth might be given amoxycillin 250 mg three times …

    Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment

    Subscribe

    Article access

    Article access for 1 day

    Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

    The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

    * Prices do not include VAT

    Rapid responses

    THIS WEEK'S POLL

    BMJ most popular