Courtney Hebert

Reassessing Effect of Length of Antibiotic Therapy in Post-Surgical Endocarditis (RELAPSE): is extended antibiotic therapy still necessary after surgical intervention?

Infective endocarditis (IE) requiring surgical intervention is a complex condition in which the optimal postoperative antibiotic duration remains uncertain. While current guidelines suggest that antibiotic duration does not need to be extended after cardiac intervention when intr...