Fatal late onset group B streptococcal meningitis following maternal postpartum sepsis
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Late-onset group B streptococcal meningitis has cerebrovascular complications.
OBJECTIVE To describe cerebrovascular diseases related to late-onset group B Streptococcus (GBS) meningitis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. Patients treated for cerebrovascular complication of late-onset GBS meningitis over 5 years were identified through neuroradiology and microbiology databases. Patient charts were reviewed with regard to clinical presentation, laboratory findings,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.7.439