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Is antibiotic prophylaxis ever necessary before transoesophageal echocardiography?

Chambers JB, Klein JL, Bennett SR, Monaghan MJ, Roxburgh JC

Evidence strongly suggests that antibiotic prophylaxis should not be used routinely for transoesophageal echocardiography for any indication.

Published 15 March 2006 in Heart, 92(4): 435-6.
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