Bordetella holmesii: A rare cause of bacterial endocarditis in a post-splenectomy patient

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Clare, Sarbjit ^a   Ahmed, Tariq ^b   Singh, Rohit ^b   Gough, Stephen ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84897585529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2459     Document Type: Article

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