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Infectious endocarditis with jump rope-like vegetations

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We thank Dr. Matsumoto Y. (Department of Cardiology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital) for technical assistance on echocardiography.

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    Tatsuya Shindo & Hiroaki Nishioka

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Shindo, T., Nishioka, H. Infectious endocarditis with jump rope-like vegetations. Infection 47, 139–140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1205-6

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