PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION IN THE NEWBORN

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作者
PRIMHAK, RA
TANNER, MS
SPENCER, RC
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PAEDIAT, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT MICROBIOL, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
来源
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION | 1993年 / 69卷 / 03期
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10.1136/adc.69.3_Spec_No.317
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Two fatal cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in the newborn are reported, both acquired from the maternal vagina. The rarity of vaginal carriage of pneumococcus suggests that this organism has a higher invasion to colonisation ratio than group B streptococcus and maternal carriage or neonatal colonisation should be more aggressively treated.
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页码:317 / 318
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