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Risk factors for and consequences of positive valve cultures in patients who undergo cardiac surgery while receiving antimicrobial treatment for infective endocarditis

Gustav Johanssona Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Torgny Sunnerhagena Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;b Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Control and Prevention, Office for Medial Services, Lund, Sweden;c Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-2378
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Patrik Giljed Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Sigurdur Ragnarssone Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;f Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Magnus Rasmusseng Department of Infectious Diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 244-254 | Received 02 Oct 2023, Accepted 04 Dec 2023, Published online: 15 Dec 2023

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