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Case 29. A 5-Month-Old Female Infant with Fever, Lethargy, Bulging Anterior Fontanelle Following Acute Gastroenteritis 2 Weeks Ago: Nontyphoidal Salmonella Enterocolitis with Invasive Diseases

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Tsai, MH., Huang, YC. (2023). Case 29. A 5-Month-Old Female Infant with Fever, Lethargy, Bulging Anterior Fontanelle Following Acute Gastroenteritis 2 Weeks Ago: Nontyphoidal Salmonella Enterocolitis with Invasive Diseases. In: Huang, YC., Lee, PI., Chen, PY. (eds) Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7276-8_29

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