Unexpected Ventriculitis Complication of Neonatal Meningitis Caused by <i>Streptococcus gallolyticus</i> Subsp. <i>pasteurianus</i>: a Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1344-6304,1884-2836
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2017.053