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. 1973 Jun;48(6):455–458. doi: 10.1136/adc.48.6.455

Neonatal citrobacter meningitis

C M Gwynn, R H George
PMCID: PMC1648435  PMID: 4712775

Abstract

An epidemic involving 4 babies with neonatal meningitis due to Citrobacter koseri is described. Only 1 of the 4 babies made a full recovery: 2 others survived with severe permanent brain damage after a prolonged illness, and the fourth baby died after a short fulminating infection.

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