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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 6 ( June, 2021 ) > List of Articles

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Myroides: A Rare but Hard-to-crack Villain in a Critical Care Setup

Arul Janakiammal Mahendran, Sumita Agrawal, Neha Rastogi

Citation Information : Mahendran AJ, Agrawal S, Rastogi N. Myroides: A Rare but Hard-to-crack Villain in a Critical Care Setup. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (6):735-736.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23845

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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