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The gut pathobiome: a new frontier in the management of the critically ill Cover

The gut pathobiome: a new frontier in the management of the critically ill

Open Access
|Apr 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62838/jccm-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 147 - 149
Submitted on: Apr 24, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 26, 2026
Published on: Apr 30, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Krisztina Madách, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.