2012 update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Rheumatology · Harvard Medical School

My approach has been to not recommend antibiotics prior to routine dental care for patients on biologic therapy. I'm not aware of any compelling evidence or guidelines supporting preventive antibiotic treatment for such patients. Of course, there may be exceptions to this. Antibiotic prophylaxis mig...