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. 2010 Mar 9;7(3):e1000213.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000213.

New approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis

Karen Edmond  1 , Anita Zaidi
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New approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis

Karen Edmond et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Karen Edmond and Anita Zaidi highlight new approaches that could reduce the burden of neonatal sepsis worldwide.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Pathogenesis of congenital and neonatal infections.
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Figure 2. Example of “lab on a chip” point-of-care device.
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