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Chorioamnionitis and neonatal septicaemia due to Eikenella corrodens
Corioamnionitis y sepsis neonatal causada por Eikenella corrodens
Itziar Angulo Lópeza,
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, Amaia Aguirre Quiñoneroa, Marina Fernández Torresa, Estíbaliz Alegría Echaurib
a Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
b Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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