Case report: A fatal case of aortic and mitral valve endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal - Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2514-2119
DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa254