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Escherichia coli brain abscess in a twin pair associated with TLR4 gene mutation.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Aug 2013
Erdemir Aydin, Kahramaner Zelal, Cosar Hese, Turkoglu Ebru, Sutcuoglu Sumer, Uygun Dilara Kocacik, Yegin Olcay, Berdeli Afig, Ozer Esra Arun
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Brain abscesses are uncommon complications of bacterial meningitis or sepsis in neonates and infants. The causative pathogens of brain abscess in newborns are various. Of those, Escherichia coli is rarely seen as a pathogen in brain abscess at this age. Herein we reported brain abscesses in twin...
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