Regarding endocarditis prophylaxis, there is an increasing burden of enterococci related to antibiotic resistances. The testing of the bacterial milieu of the oral cavity before dental procedures may be promising to adjust the antibiotics.
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; bioprosthetic heart valve; dentistry; endocarditis; enterococcus species.
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