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Acute endocarditis in intravenous drug users: a case report and literature review

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a notorious complication of intravenous drug use (IDU). It typically affects the cardiac valves. Among these, the tricuspid is the most common affected valve, although the mitral and/or aortic valves can also be involved. Methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus (MS...

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Autores principales: Ji, Yan, Kujtan, Lara, Kershner, Dawn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v2i1.11513