Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1211-4286,1805-9694
DOI: 10.14712/18059694.2015.66