Antibiotic prophylaxis for endoscopic procedures in adults

For information on antibiotic prophylaxis for specific endoscopic procedures, see Surgical prophylaxis for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. For patients with specific cardiac conditions who are undergoing an endoscopic gastrointestinal procedure for which surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated, the prophylaxis regimen should include an antibiotic active against enterococci—see Endocarditis prophylaxis for genitourinary and gastrointestinal tract procedures.