Neonatal staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: an outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Portugal
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a blistering skin condition caused by exfoliative toxin-producing strains of S. aureus. It usually occurs in children under 5 years old but is rare in neonates, especially in very low birth weight, premature infants. Although infrequently, clinical outb...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella
2019-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/683 |