Right-Side Endocarditis in Injection Drug Users: Review of Proposed Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
Open Access
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 30 (2) , 374-379
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313664
Abstract
Infective endocarditis of the right-side heart valves occurs commonly in injection drug users. Although a variety of hypotheses have been put forwardKeywords
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