Editorial: Bartonella species: Important cause of culture-negative endocarditis

Mio Ebato¹

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Editorial

Mio Ebato. J Cardiol Cases. 2015.

. 2015 Nov 20;13(1):4-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2015.10.003. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Mio Ebato¹

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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