A case of native valve endocarditis caused by <it>Burkholderia cepacia </it>without predisposing factors
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infective endocarditis is rarely caused by <it>Burkholderia cepacia</it>. This infection is known to occur particularly in immunocompromised hosts, intravenous heroin users, and in patients with prosthetic valve replaceme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/114 |