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Actinobacillus (Aggregatibacter) actinomycetemcomitans (HACEK) identified by PCR/16S rRNA sequence analysis from the heart valve in a patient with blood culture negative endocarditis

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Pages 981-983 | Received 01 Jul 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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