Sheffield: A new study has shown guidelines from the National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advising dentists to stop
prescribing antibiotics before invasive treatment may not have been
efficient or cost-effective. A
team of international researchers, led by Professor Martin Thornhill
from the University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry, along
with health economists Professor Allan Wailoo and Dr Matthew Franklin
from the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) also at the
University of Sheffield, discovered the decision made by NICE in 2008
recommending dentists should stop prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis
(AP) for those at risk of the life-threatening infective endocarditis
(IE) is likely to be less cost-effective than providing the treatment.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Antibiotic prophylaxis proves cost-effective for patients at risk of fatal heart infection
Sheffield: A new study has shown guidelines from the National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advising dentists to stop
prescribing antibiotics before invasive treatment may not have been
efficient or cost-effective. A
team of international researchers, led by Professor Martin Thornhill
from the University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry, along
with health economists Professor Allan Wailoo and Dr Matthew Franklin
from the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) also at the
University of Sheffield, discovered the decision made by NICE in 2008
recommending dentists should stop prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis
(AP) for those at risk of the life-threatening infective endocarditis
(IE) is likely to be less cost-effective than providing the treatment.
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