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Gemella hemolysans endocarditis and septicemia: case report and literature review
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A suggestive report of Gemella hemolysans endocarditis and sepsis is described and commented on the ground of an updated literature review.
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Mastroianni, A., Greco, S., Vangeli, V., Mauro, M. V., Greco, F., Urso, F., & Manfredi, R. (2022). <i>Gemella hemolysans</i> endocarditis and septicemia: case report and literature review. Microbiologia Medica, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2022.10983
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