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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 1:IJPNC-120, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2016/120
Research Article
Cord Human Beta Defensin-2 as an Early Predictor of Late onset Neonatal Sepsis

Reem A. Abdel Aziz1*, Magdy M. Kamel1, Ahmed A. Saedii2 and Gehad E. Helmy1

1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt
2Department of Clinical-pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt
Reem A. Abdel Aziz, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt, Tel: 01224600050; E-mail: reemabdelsalam3@gmail.com
01 December 2016; 28 December 2016; 30 December 2016
Albayrak HM, Bulutb C, Yücelc A, Çaksen H (2016) Four Cases Presenting with Distinct Associations in Oculoauriculovertebral Spectrum. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 2: 120. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2016/120
© 2016 Abdel Aziz et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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