Neonatal meningitis caused by streptococcus pneumonia in Iran

Meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis in newborns and young infants (age < 60 days) are the main causes of childhood mortality in developing countries. Even though streptococcus pneumonia is the most commonly detected microorganism in pediatric bacterial meningitis, it is rare in newborn infants. The...

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Main Authors: zahra abbasi shaye, ehsan alaee, Maryam Abbasi shaye, matin bakhtiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Neonatology
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Online Access:http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/publisher?_action=publish&article=4155&related_issue=627