Association between cerebral palsy and coagulase-negative staphylococci.

Mittendorf, R; Roizen, N; Moawad, A; Khoshnood, B; Lee, K S · Lancet · 1999

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Coagulase-negative staphylococci were cultured from the space between the placental membranes at delivery in four of five neonates who were later diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and in 26 of 102 neonates who were not found to have the disorder (p=0.02).

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