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A case report of a complex case of advanced new HIV infection with CMV meningoencephalitis, Salmonella sepsis, and esophageal candidiasis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges Cover

A case report of a complex case of advanced new HIV infection with CMV meningoencephalitis, Salmonella sepsis, and esophageal candidiasis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 227 - 231
Submitted on: Jun 30, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 30, 2025
Published on: Sep 18, 2025
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Alexandra Ioana Asztalos, Tudor Fleseriu, Akos Vince Andrejkovits, Vlad Adrian Pop, Anca-Meda Vasiesiu, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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