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A case report of Enterobacter cloacae endocarditis in a patient with a history of cotton fever

BACKGROUND: Cotton fever is a self-limited, febrile syndrome occurring after the injection of trace amounts of drugs, in particular heroin, extracted from reused cotton filters. It is characterized by non-specific findings, such as fever, tachycardia, and leucocytosis. The leading pathophysiologic e...

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Autores principales: Tarabanis, Constantine, Zhang, Ruina, Grossman, Kelsey, Kaul, Christina, Lorin, Jeffrey D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9336567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35911492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytac258