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In vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Polish patients with Cystic Fibrosis: A Non-Interventional Study Cover

In vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Polish patients with Cystic Fibrosis: A Non-Interventional Study

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2025-040 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 471 - 483
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 29, 2025
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Published on: Dec 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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