Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by ST8 SCC<i>mec</i>IVl Type Community-associated Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1415-18