Necrotizing enterocolitis in an infant with group B streptococcal sepsis
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Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Newborn: a Case Report
Newborns’ bacterial infections due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) happen in two forms including early-onset disease or late-onset disease. In this paper, we report a case of early-onset GBS infection in a male infant. A 22-year-old primigravid woman delivers a term normal looking male infant. Nasal flaring, grunting, and poor feeding presented soon after birth. An empiric treatment wit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0196-4399
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-4399(01)89027-9