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CASE REPORT

A Neonate with Bacterial Meningitis Due to Vertically Transmitted Scrub Typhus

Jin Gao1 Department of Neonates;2 Yunnan Province Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Kunming, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tingting Liu1 Department of NeonatesView further author information
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Xingyu Xiong1 Department of NeonatesView further author information
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Mei Zhao1 Department of NeonatesView further author information
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Kun Du1 Department of Neonates;2 Yunnan Province Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Kunming, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Jiwei Li2 Yunnan Province Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Kunming, People’s Republic of China;3 Department of Pathology, Kunming Children’s Hospital, The Affiliated Children’s Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1903-0731View further author information
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Pages 5463-5467 | Received 17 Jun 2022, Accepted 10 Sep 2022, Published online: 18 Sep 2022

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