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Endocarditis

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Laboratory Aspects of Infections

Part of the book series: Chemotherapy ((CT,volume 2))

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Abstract

Infective endocarditis has undergone a spectacular transformation since the development of antibiotics. As Lou Weinstein put it recently, “now young physicians are often disturbed by failure of defervescence within 24 – 48 hr. after initiation of treatment, and older ones are upset by a fatal outcome when, not too many years ago, they were amazed by a spontaenous recovery” (1).

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    Lawrence R. Freedman & Georges Demierre

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Freedman, L.R., Demierre, G. (1976). Endocarditis. In: Williams, J.D., Geddes, A.M. (eds) Laboratory Aspects of Infections. Chemotherapy, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7653-8_31

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