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A Rare Case of Acute Disseminated Melioidosis Following Lower Segment Caesarean Section

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  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India

    Abhishek Singhai & Vaibhav Ingle

  2. Academic Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India

    Manaswinee Mallik

  3. Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India

    V. N. Mishra

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Singhai, A., Mallik, M., Ingle, V. et al. A Rare Case of Acute Disseminated Melioidosis Following Lower Segment Caesarean Section. J Obstet Gynecol India 72, 258–261 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01516-8

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