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Modi S, Anand AK; Phenotypic Characterization and Antibiogram of CSF Isolates in Acute Bacterial Meningitis. J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Dec;7(12):2704-8. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/6081.3737. Epub 2013 Dec 15.