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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 37(4): e111-e112, 2018 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29120946
ABSTRACT
Sepsis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is rare in neonates although associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report a fatal case of invasive pneumococcal disease in a term neonate whose mother was healthy and did not receive any pneumococcal vaccine. Investigation of the infection source yielded negative results. Acquisition of infection through the birth canal was considered unlikely.