NO ASSOCIATED RISK OF INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS WITH ROUTINE DENTAL CARE
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[Infectious endocarditis in intensive care medicine].
The elegant study published by Miranda-Montero et al.1 explores a cohort of 102 patients with infectious endocarditis (IE), of which 38 required admission to intensive care (37%). The article, based on an excellent design, affords essential information on IE, including: (1) the epidemiology of the disease in the intensive care setting; (2) emphasis on the need for admission to intensive care in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32184-2