Awareness of infective endocarditis prophylaxis in parents of children with congenital heart disease: A prospective survey

Abstract

A prospective survey of parents of the children with congenital heart disesease was conducted to determine their awareness as regards the importance of oral hygiene and prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (IE). The results of this study demonstrated that only 8% of the parents were aware of the importance of good oro-dental hygiene and need for IE prophylaxis.

Keywords

• Infective endocarditis prophylaxis
• congenital heart disease
• parents
• awareness.