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May 01, 1994; Volume 61,Issue 3
Wilke, William S.
- You have accessDiagnosing infective endocarditisDavid L. Longworth, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1994, 61 (3) 172-173;
The diagnosis has been based on the presence of fever, a new heart murmur, peripheral stigmata, and sustained bacteremia with a typical microorganism—all of which are not invariably present. New criteria offer greater diagnostic accuracy.