Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 479-480 , November 2008

Large vegetations in Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis

  • Jeremias Murillo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jeremias L. Murillo, MD, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112
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  • Claire McMahon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
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  • Joanne Starr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

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PII: S0147-9563(08)00058-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.04.001

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 479-480 , November 2008

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