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Original Articles

Epidemiology and the prognosis of healthcare–associated infective endocarditis in China: the significance of non-nosocomial acquisition

Feifei YangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bingyan ZhangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jie YuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Lingyun ShaoDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Pu ZhouDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Liping ZhuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Shu ChenDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Wenhong ZhangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Xinhua WengDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Jiming ZhangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuxian HuangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-6 | Received 03 Mar 2015, Accepted 07 May 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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