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Staphylococcus capitis causing infective endocarditis: not so uncommon

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    Vincent Tchana-Sato & Jean Olivier Defraigne

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Tchana-Sato, V., Defraigne, J.O. Staphylococcus capitis causing infective endocarditis: not so uncommon. Infection 48, 975–977 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01514-4

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