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Intravenous melatonin abuse leading to recurrent aortic valve endocarditis: a case report and discussion
BACKGROUND: Reports of inappropriate medication use are widespread. There is a growing literature detailing abuse of drugs not typically thought to have high abuse liability. Melatonin is considered to be generally safe and is categorized by the Food and Drug Administration as a nutritional suppleme...
Autores principales: | Warren, Mark B., Stabler, Jonathan, Hagman, Melissa M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765112/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0754-4 |
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