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Case Report

Using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool in infective endocarditis: A case report of a patient with mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva

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Pages 234-237 | Received 22 Oct 2010, Accepted 25 Oct 2010, Published online: 22 Nov 2010

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