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. 2014 Apr;7(2):206-9.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sft166. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Hemodialysis-associated endovascular device infection

Edward A Ross  1 , Jennifer L Paugh-Miller  1 , Robert W Nappo  2
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Hemodialysis-associated endovascular device infection

Edward A Ross et al. Clin Kidney J. 2014 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: bacteremia; endocarditis; stent.

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Fig. 1.
Echocardiogram image demonstrating the sessile mass (solid arrow) at the endovascular stent (open arrow at white parallel striations).
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