Mucormycosis of the colon in a premature neonate

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Pradeep Kajal Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India
Namita Bhutani Department of Pathology, North DMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India
Kirti Saini Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India
Anjali Sindhu Department of Pathology, PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India

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https://doi.org/10.52783/jns.v11.1085

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gastrointestinal, Mucormycosis, neonate, preterm

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2022-07-17

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Kajal P, Bhutani N, Saini K, Sindhu A. Mucormycosis of the colon in a premature neonate. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2022Jul.17 [cited 2025Sep.11];11:23. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/1085

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Vol. 11 (2022): Journal of Neonatal Surgery

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Short Clinical Report

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