Modern trends in identification of causative agents in infective endocarditis
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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN IRAN
Infective endocarditis is an uncommon heart disease with a variable incidence, mostly related to the ever-increasing development of cardiac surgery and the longer survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Thirty-seven episodes of infective endocarditis (IE) were evaluated in 36 children (under 15 years of age) admitted to hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rational Pharmacotherapy in Cardiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2225-3653,1819-6446
DOI: 10.20996/1819-6446-2021-02-14