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Device infection in cardiac surgery patients: adding insult to injury

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Zeitler, E.P., Iribarne, A. Device infection in cardiac surgery patients: adding insult to injury. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 823–824 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01310-0

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