Staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome in preterm infants: A case report.

Australas J Dermatol

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

Published: February 2021


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