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Pneumococcal Sepsis in a Neonate
Author(s) -
Shanks G.,
Turnidge J.,
Marshall P.,
McDonald P.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1982.tb02456.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , meningitis , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , pediatrics , pneumococcal pneumonia , neonatal sepsis , pneumococcal infections , intensive care medicine , immunology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Pneumococcal sepsis in a neonate . G. Shanks, J. Turnidge, P. Marshall and P. McDonald, Aust. N.Z. J. Med., 1982, 12, pp. 185–186. A case of neonatal pneumococcal sepsis without meningitis or pneumonia is reported. Early diagnosis and treatment resulted in the successful resolution of this usually fatal infection.