Bacterial Septicaemia in Neonates
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Bacterial endocarditis complicating septicaemia in an infant.
Septicaemia in the first few months of life is still unfortunately a relatively common condition, but the introduction of antibiotics has altered the prognosis dramatically. However, certain factors, such as a failure to reach a diagnosis, or an unusually virulent or resistant organism, may result in death. Bacterial endocarditis is a rare complication of septicaemia in infants, and the existin...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.179