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Neonatal osteomyelitis in Down's syndrome due to non-encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae
R Williams1, V Kirkbride, G D Corcoran
1Department of Paediatrics, UCLMS, Rayne Institute, London, U.K.
The Journal of Infection
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of neonatal osteomyelitis in a baby with Down's syndrome is described. The causative organism was a non-encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae biotype I, which was isolated from pus at the site of infection. This organism has not previously been reported as a cause of neonatal osteomyelitis.