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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 6
Case Studies
Mycobacterium chimaera lung infection and empyema in a patient without cardiopulmonary bypass
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