Group B Strep Is Still Main Cause of Bacterial Meningitis in Newborns
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
The Group B Streptococcus is still the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in newborns, concludes a seven-year French study in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
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