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A Case of Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in an HIV-Infected Patient Cover

A Case of Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in an HIV-Infected Patient

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|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2023-0032 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 62 - 65
Submitted on: May 3, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2023
Published on: Sep 29, 2023
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 N. Yancheva-Petrova, R. Grozdeva, M. Nikolova, I. Aleksiev, I. Rainova, N. Tsvetkova, D. Strashimirov, published by Sofia Medical University
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