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Chest, Vol 76, 592-594, Copyright © 1979 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Recurrent infective endocarditis in a drug addict. Multiple separate episodes in nine years

D Mokotoff, JB Young, DE Welton, LO Gentry, JK Alexander and RR Miller

Multiple episodes of documented recurrent infective endocarditis occurred in an habitual drug abuser. The six recurrences represent the largest known number reported in a single patient. The case illustrates many characteristics of infective endocarditis and serves to emphasize that recurrent infections are likely if endocarditis risk factors are not eliminated.




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