Neonatal citrobacter meningitis
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- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 48 (6) , 455-458
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.48.6.455
Abstract
An epidemic involving 4 babies with neonatal meningitis due to Citrobacter koseri is described. Only 1 of the 4 babies made a full recovery: 2 others survived with severe permanent brain damage after a prolonged illness, and the fourth baby died after a short fulminating infection.Keywords
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