using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody technic , the authors determined the serum microbial antibody titer ( mat ) in 26 patients ( five with infective endocarditis , eight with septicemia without endocarditis , and three with access device-related bacteremia , three with fungemia without endocarditis , and seven with false-positive blood cultures ) .
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infective
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endocarditis