Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2011; 136(48): 2470-2473
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1297269
Infektiologie | Commentary
Infektiologie
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Infektiöse Endokarditis

Infective endocarditisB. Plicht1 , A. Kaasch2 , W. V. Kern3
  • 1Klinik für Kardiologie, Westdeutsches Herzzentrum Essen, Universitätsklinikum Essen
  • 2Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Uniklinik Köln
  • 3Zentrum Infektiologie und Reisemedizin, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg
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Publication History

Publication Date:
22 November 2011 (online)

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Prof. Dr. Winfried V. Kern

Zentrum Infektiologie und Reisemedizin
Medizinische Universitätsklinik

Hugstetter Straße 55

79106 Freiburg i. Br.

Email: kern@if-freiburg.de

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