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New approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis

Karen Edmond et al. PLoS Med. 2010.

Abstract

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

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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