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Mycoplasma hominis Meningitis in a Full-Term Neonate: Rapid Recovery without Specific Treatment

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  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No. 521 Xin nan da dao, Guangzhou, 510010, China

    Yan-Fen Huang & Xiao-Ping Mu

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Huang, YF., Mu, XP. Mycoplasma hominis Meningitis in a Full-Term Neonate: Rapid Recovery without Specific Treatment. Indian J Pediatr 83, 1030–1031 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2116-0

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