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Successful treatment of right-sided native valve methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and septicaemia with teicoplanin and rifampicin: A case report

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Pages 544-547 | Received 09 Jan 2012, Accepted 10 Jan 2012, Published online: 04 Mar 2012

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