Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus bovis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 22 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996