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Neonatal liver abscesses due to Candida infection in a preterm infant, secondary to malpositioned umbilical lines – a rare entity

Deepak SharmaDepartment of PaediatricsPt B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Paediatrics, Haryana, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mukesh ChoudharyDepartment of Medical and Paediatric OncologyGCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Sweta ShastriDepartment of PaediatricsACPM Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra, India
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Pradeep Kumar SharmaRabindra Nath Tagore Medical CollegeUdaipur, Rajasthan, India
Pages 84-87 | Published online: 03 Mar 2015

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