Pneumococcal septicemia and pneumonia in the neonatal period.
Infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are extremely rare in the neonatal period. A newly born infant with pneumococcal septicemia and pneumonia is described.
McCaffree
M A
MA
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
Riley
H D
HD
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000635:transmission