SEOUELAE OF EARLY-ONSET GBS NEONATAL MENINGITIS
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Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis and Meningitis.
Brief History of the Present Illness A 6-day-old female with septic shock was admitted to the hospital in the fall. Two days before admission, she had developed a macular rash on her face and extremities that was attributed to a normal newborn rash. She also had difficulty with breastfeeding, and her mother started formula supplementation upon suggestion by her pediatrician. Over the next 48 ho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01377