Prevention of Sepsis in Children: A New Paradigm for Public Policy
Table 1
Conditions for which antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended [42].
Prosthetic cardiac valve or prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair
Previous infective endocarditis
Cardiac transplantation recipients who develop cardiac valvulopathy
Congenital heart disease
(i) Unrepaired cyanotic CHD, including palliative shunts and conduits
(ii) Completely repaired congenital heart defect with prosthetic material or device, whether placed by surgery or by catheter intervention, during the first 6 months after the procedure
(iii) Repaired CHD with residual defects at the site or adjacent to the site of a prosthetic patch or prosthetic device (which inhibit endothelialization)
