A study of infectious endocarditis in Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brazil. Analysis of cases occurring between 1992 and 1997

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects causes and evolution of infectious endocarditis. METHODS: The patients analyzed were treated at the University Hospital of the Faculdade de Medicina of Ribeirão Preto-USP and had a diagnosis of infectious endocarditis defined by Duk...

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Main Authors: Everaldo Ruiz Jr, Tarciso Schirmbeck, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000300004