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Clinical Relevance of Psychrobacter Sanguinis: Occurrence and Characterization as an Emerging Pathogen in Patients with Sepsis and Pneumonia Cover

Clinical Relevance of Psychrobacter Sanguinis: Occurrence and Characterization as an Emerging Pathogen in Patients with Sepsis and Pneumonia

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2545-3149 | Journal ISSN: 0079-4252
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 270 - 278
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 27, 2025
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Published on: Dec 23, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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