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Case Report

A case of Brucella melitensis endocarditis in a patient with cardiovascular implantable electronic device

Wasl Al-AdsaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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Ali AhmadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, KuwaitCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad Al-MousaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
Pages 387-390 | Published online: 09 Mar 2018

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