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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 2
Case Studies
Aortic valve endocarditis from Enterococcus hirae infection
Callie Gittemeier EbelingDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Division of Critical Care, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
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, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-0128 & Bryan Tyler RomitoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Division of Critical Care, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texashttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-4613
, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-4613