Infective puerperal endocarditis caused by Escherichia coli
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Tomislav Kulaš
Abstract
Presentation is made of a rare case of infective puerperal endocarditis involving the native mitral valve in a young puerpera after cesarean section, without a history of pre-existing heart disease, inflammation focus or intravenous drug abuse.
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- Advances in Perinatal Medicine - 5th Annual meeting of the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine held in Parma, Italy on June 15th – 17th 2006
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- Accuracy and influence of ascorbic acid on glucose-test with urine dip sticks in prenatal care
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- Timing of cord clamping revisited
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- Pleural fluid/serum immunoglobulin ratio is a diagnostic marker for congenital chylothorax in utero
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- Outcome of fetuses in women with pregestational diabetes mellitus
- Outcome of fetuses in women with pregestational diabetes mellitus
- Inhaled nitric oxide therapy might reduce the need for hyperventilation therapy in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
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