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. 2011 Jan;3(1):62-3.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2727.78575.

Elizabethkingia meningosepticum : An Emerging Cause of Septicemia in Critically III Patients

Smita Sarma  1 , Navin Kumar, Arun Jha, Usha Baveja, Sunil Sharma
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum : An Emerging Cause of Septicemia in Critically III Patients

Smita Sarma et al. J Lab Physicians. 2011 Jan.
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