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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2011; 3(01): 062-063
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.78575
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum: An Emerging Cause of Septicemia in Critically Ill Patients

Smita Sarma
Department of Microbiology, Medanta The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122 001, India
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Navin Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Medanta The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122 001, India
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Arun Jha
Department of Microbiology, Medanta The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122 001, India
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Usha Baveja
Department of Microbiology, Medanta The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122 001, India
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Sunil Sharma
Department of Microbiology, Medanta The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122 001, India
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