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Is Bacterial Endocarditis Infection Possible Post A Tetralogy Of Fallot Repair?
Hi, my daughter had tretology of fallout repair and a valve replacement . if she gets involved in a fight and gets hit in the mouth to the point that there s blood or in any other part of her body does that put her in danger of bacterial endocarditis ?
Mon, 3 Jun 2019
Hello,
Bacterial endocarditis is caused by infection of the valves of the heart. Infection of valves can occur due to the disease of valves, congenital heart disease, artificial valves, etc.
There is a risk of developing bacterial endocarditis. As a preventive measure, the child must be given antibiotic cover before any kind of surgical procedure. I suggest you follow up regularly with the cardiologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Bacterial endocarditis is caused by infection of the valves of the heart. Infection of valves can occur due to the disease of valves, congenital heart disease, artificial valves, etc.
There is a risk of developing bacterial endocarditis. As a preventive measure, the child must be given antibiotic cover before any kind of surgical procedure. I suggest you follow up regularly with the cardiologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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