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. 2009 Sep;7(3):63-8.
doi: 10.3121/cmr.2009.848. Epub 2009 Jul 16.

Infective endocarditis: rationale for revised guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis

Prabhakaran P Gopalakrishnan  1 , Sanjay K Shukla, Tahir Tak
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Infective endocarditis: rationale for revised guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis

Prabhakaran P Gopalakrishnan et al. Clin Med Res. 2009 Sep.
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Pathogenesis of infectious endocarditis and rationale for antibiotic prophylaxis.
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