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. 2021 Jun;25(6):735-736.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23845.

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

Arul Janakiammal Mahendran  1 , Sumita Agrawal  2 , Neha Rastogi  3 , Nitesh Gupta  1
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Myroides: A Rare but Hard-to-crack Villain in a Critical Care Setup

Arul Janakiammal Mahendran et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

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

Keywords: Critically ill patients; Diabetes mellitus; Infectious diseases; Intensive critical care.

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