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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.187926
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Mannitol-fermenting and Tube Coagulase-negative Staphylococcal Isolates: Unraveling the Diagnostic Dilemma

Preeti Thakur
Department of Microbiology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India
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Charu Nayyar
Department of Microbiology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India
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Vibhor Tak
Department of Microbiology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India
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Karnika Saigal
Department of Microbiology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India
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