Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 140-143 , March 2003

Streptococcal viridans subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA)

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doi: 10.1067/mhl.2003.2

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 140-143 , March 2003

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