Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 242-244 , August 2010

Late-onset Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Neonate With Early Antibiotic Prophylaxis

  • Ting-Jung Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 8, Chung Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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  • Wu-Shiun Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Po-Ren Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chieh Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chun-Yi Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 5 May 2009 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 24 August 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60046-0

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60046-0

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 242-244 , August 2010

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