Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 566-571 , September 2010

A Case of Intra-Cardiac Right-Sided Mural Infective Endocarditis Associated with Ventricular Septal Defect Despite Prophylactic Antibiotics: A Case Report

  • Tina Lin, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +61 8405 8405.
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  • Maria Santos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
    • Fax: +61 8405 8405.
    • ,
  • Craig Aboltins, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
    • ,
  • Herman Chiu, FACEM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
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  • William Van Gaal, FRACP MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
    • Fax: +61 8405 8405.
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  • Chiew Wong, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Northern Health, 185 Cooper Street, Epping, Victoria 3076, Australia
    • Fax: +61 8405 8405.

Received 30 September 2009 ,Revised 22 April 2010 ,Accepted 3 May 2010.

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PII: S1443-9506(10)00250-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.05.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 566-571 , September 2010

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