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Folia Med (Plovdiv)
; 65(5): 788-799, 2023 Oct 31.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38351762
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Infective endocarditis is a serious infection of the endocardium, especially the heart valves, which is associated with a high mortality rate. It generally occurs in patients with altered and abnormal cardiac architecture combined with exposure to bacteria from trauma and other potentially high-risk activities with transient bacteremia.