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Common Bacterial Infections in Infancy and Childhood

7. Neonatal Infections

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Final of 7 parts. Parts 1, 2 and 3 appeared in the last issue. Parts 4, 5 and 6 appear in this issue.

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Spratt, H.C. Common Bacterial Infections in Infancy and Childhood. Drugs 16, 226–237 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-197816030-00005

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