The Knowledge Of Infective Endocarditis Among Dental Students And Interns In Seven Nigerian Universities.

Objective: Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening infection that could occur afteran invasive dental procedure. It is usually associated with bacteria and high-risk cardiac abnormalities.The depth of knowledge of infective endocarditis amongst dental students in developing cou...

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Được phát hành: International Association for Dental Research (Nigeria Division) 2018
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description Objective: Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening infection that could occur afteran invasive dental procedure. It is usually associated with bacteria and high-risk cardiac abnormalities.The depth of knowledge of infective endocarditis amongst dental students in developing countries israrely reported and information relating to this is sparse in Nigeria. This study, therefore, aimed todetermine the knowledge of IE amongst dental students and interns of Nigeria Universities.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students and interns of 7Nigerian dental institutions using a self-administered questionnaire that captured biographic data,level of education, knowledge of Infective Endocarditis and sources of information. Data generatedwere analyzed using SPSS window version 20.RESULT: Two hundred and thirty-one students participated in the study. There were 120 males and111 females, with M: F, 1.08: 1. Mean age was 25.34 ± 3.60years. The participants were mainly in the agerange of 22-25years. Two hundred and nine (90.5%) participants knew that patients with prostheticheart valve need prophylactic antibiotics prior to an invasive dental procedure and 204 (88.31%)responded that a positive history of previous endocarditis warrants prophylaxis. More than half knewthat restoration of caries with amalgam need no prophylaxis. Knowledge of the type of antibiotics toadminister was fair but none knew the right dose and the time of administration.CONCLUSION: Most participants had a fair knowledge about conditions that require prophylacticantibiotics and the type of antibiotics. However, no one knew the dose and the time of administration.
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spelling oai:ojs2.ajoh.oauife.edu.ng:article-262018-09-02T00:00:49Z The Knowledge Of Infective Endocarditis Among Dental Students And Interns In Seven Nigerian Universities. ABAH, A. A. Soroye, M. Objective: Infective Endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening infection that could occur afteran invasive dental procedure. It is usually associated with bacteria and high-risk cardiac abnormalities.The depth of knowledge of infective endocarditis amongst dental students in developing countries israrely reported and information relating to this is sparse in Nigeria. This study, therefore, aimed todetermine the knowledge of IE amongst dental students and interns of Nigeria Universities.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students and interns of 7Nigerian dental institutions using a self-administered questionnaire that captured biographic data,level of education, knowledge of Infective Endocarditis and sources of information. Data generatedwere analyzed using SPSS window version 20.RESULT: Two hundred and thirty-one students participated in the study. There were 120 males and111 females, with M: F, 1.08: 1. Mean age was 25.34 ± 3.60years. The participants were mainly in the agerange of 22-25years. Two hundred and nine (90.5%) participants knew that patients with prostheticheart valve need prophylactic antibiotics prior to an invasive dental procedure and 204 (88.31%)responded that a positive history of previous endocarditis warrants prophylaxis. More than half knewthat restoration of caries with amalgam need no prophylaxis. Knowledge of the type of antibiotics toadminister was fair but none knew the right dose and the time of administration.CONCLUSION: Most participants had a fair knowledge about conditions that require prophylacticantibiotics and the type of antibiotics. However, no one knew the dose and the time of administration. International Association for Dental Research (Nigeria Division) 2018-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article https://ajoh.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ajoh/article/view/26 African Journal of Oral Health; Vol 8 No 1 (2018): Vol 8 No 1 (2018); 15-23 0189-5710 0189-5710 en Copyright (c) 2018 African Journal of Oral Health
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