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Letters to the Editor
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10.4103/0976-3147.116462
Fulminant post.craniotomy wound infection and meningitis with pneumocephalus caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: An unusual presentation
Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
1Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Aliasgar Moiyadi
1221, Homi Bhabha Block, Tata Memorial Centre, E Borges Rd, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
aliasgar.moiyadi@gmail.com
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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