Granulicatella adiacens and Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonate
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J. Natalia Jiménez, Lázaro A. Vélez, José R. Mediavilla, Ana M. Ocampo, Johanna M. Vanegas, Erika A. Rodríguez, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and Margarita M. Correa Author affi liations: Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia (J.N. Jiménez, L.A. Vélez, A.M. Ocampo, J.M. Vanegas, E.A. Rodríguez, M.M. Correa); and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA (J.R. Mediavilla, B.N. Kreiswirth)
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