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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 35, 2003 - Issue 5
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Six Day Antimicrobial Therapy for Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Infection in Near-term and Term Neonates

Johannes M. B. Pöschl Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, HeidelbergCorrespondencee-mail. [email protected]
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Gerald Hellstern Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Nermin Dertlioglou Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Peter Ruef Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Jochen Meyburg Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Bernd Beedgen Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Otwin Linderkamp Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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Pages 302-305 | Received 06 Nov 2002, Accepted 03 Apr 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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