Objective The use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE)
is controversial. In recent years, guidelines to cardiologists and dentists have advised …

… David Shanson David Shanson … Paul Lee, David Shanson, Results of a UK survey of
fatal anaphylaxis after oral amoxicillin, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Volume 60 …

… This need for clinically based books has been recognized recently, and I have watched the
development of Dr Shanson’s text of clinical microbiology with interest. I warmly welcome the …

While only up to 6% of endocarditis cases may be prevented by antibiotic prophylaxis there
is controversy as to what to recommend for the individual cardiac patient undergoing a given …

Objective: To study the incidence, clinical features, treatment and outcome of patients with
Salmonella, Shigella or Campylobacter infection. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Two …

Previous guidelines1, 2 recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for the majority of patients with
congenital and heart valve disease. Almost all current national or international guidelines, …

In a prospective study of 150 health care workers in the United Kingdom who had been
accidentally exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus no evidence of transmission was …

Pilot studies of the safety and efficacy of 3 drugs thought to have anticryptosporidial activity
were carried out to determine whether any of them are suitable for large-scale clinical trials. …

During the last five years there has been a considerable change in attitude towards antibiotic
prophylaxis of endocarditis in many countries so that far fewer cardiac patients are advised …

The efficacy and toxicity of oral azidothymidine has been studied in 145 patients with the
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC). The median …