Aortic and tricuspid endocarditis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus in an immunocompetent patient with a normal heart
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology Cases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1878-5409
DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2009.09.001