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Editorial
. 2022 Dec;26(12):1231-1232.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24368.

The Menace of Meningitis!

Hemanshu Prabhakar  1
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Editorial

The Menace of Meningitis!

Hemanshu Prabhakar. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Prabhakar H. The Menace of Meningitis! Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(12):1231-1232.

Keywords: Bacterial meningitis neurosurgical cerebrospinal fluid lactate; Meningitis after craniotomy; Neurocritical care; Postoperative critically Ill.

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