doi:10.5272/jimab.2025313

Journal of IMAB
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Year: 2025 Jul-Sep; Vol. 31, issue 3,
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2025313
Subject Collection: Medicine and Dental&Oral Medicine
Page:6299 - 6487
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6299-6304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6299
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ASSOCIATION OF THE LEPTIN RECEPTOR Q223R GENE POLYMORPHISM AND FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVELS IN NORTH BULGARIAN SUBJECTS
Tihomir Rashev¹, Vladislav Nankov^{1, 2}, Desislava Marinova¹, Stefan Trifonov¹ ,
1) Department of Anatomy, Histology, Cytology and Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Scientific Research Laboratory, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6305-6312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6305
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ALVEOLAR RECRUITMENT MANEUVER FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN TRENDELENBURG POSITIONING
Atanas Zanev^{1, 2} , Mirela Neykova^{1, 2},
1) Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital "St. Marina" – Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6313-6321. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6313
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
SHEAR BOND STRENGTH OF LITHIUM DISILICATE AND HYBRID CERAMIC WITH THREE TYPES OF LUTING CEMENT (A PILOT STUDY)
Mariana Yankova¹, Rumen Radev¹, Todor Uzunov¹, Nikolay Apostolov¹, Elka Radeva² ,
1) Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6322-6326. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6322
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
COLOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ANTERIOR TEETH IN DENTAL STUDENTS
Ilia Liondev¹ , Ivet Dzhondrova¹, Rumen Radev¹, Dimitar Kirov¹, Elka Radeva², Rangel Todorov¹,
1) Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6327-6330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6327
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Review article
SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS AS HEALTH PROMOTION TOOLS. BREAST CANCER
Petya Boncheva , Desislava Vankova,
Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6331-6338. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6331
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
BENEFITS OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING ON MEDICAL STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH
Gabriela Panayotova¹ , Silviya Nikolova², Zlatislav Stoyanov¹, Margarita Velikova¹,
1) Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6339-6344. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6339
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS TOOTHBRUSHES ON GINGIVAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN
Hristina Tankova , Zornitsa Lazarova,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6345-6351. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6345
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
SUICIDAL ACTIONS IN THE REGION OF RUSE FOR THE PERIOD 2014-2023
Nikola Sabev¹ , Eleonora Nedelcheva²,
1) Department of medical and clinical diagnostic activities, University of Ruse, Bulgaria.
2) Department of automatics and electronics, University of Ruse, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6352-6360. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6352
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
FIRST TRIMESTER SCREENING AND PREVENTION FOR PREECLAMPSIA AND FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION: PERSPECTIVE IN BULGARIA
Zlatko Kirovakov¹ , Elitsa Gyokova^{2, 3},
1) Faculty of Public Health and Health Care, “Prof. Dr Assen Zlatarov” University, Bourgas, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Clinic of Obstetrics, University Hospital “Saint Marina” – Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6361-6365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6361
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY DENTINOGENESIS ON PERMANENT MOLARS – A MICRO-CT STUDY
Ralitsa Bogovska-Gigova , Krasimir Hristov,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6366-6370. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6366
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY DUE TO METFORMIN-ASSOCIATED LACTIC ACIDOSIS
Svilena Aleksandrova , Stela Linkova, Yulia Benovska, Biser Borisov,
Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6371-6375. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6371
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
A CASE OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE IN 70-YEAR-OLD PATIENT: DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AFTER EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED HOTEL SHOWER
Viktoriya Trendafilova¹ , Velina Stoeva², Ivan Baltadzhiev¹,
1) Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Epidemiology and DM, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6376-6379. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6376
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
MEDIUM-TERM RESULTS OF THE USE OF MODULAR, CEMENTLESS, PROXIMALLY PLASMA-COATED WITH DISPERSED TITANIUM POWDER AND HYDROXYAPATITE, ANATOMICAL FEMORAL STEM
Spas Radev, Hristo Petrichev, Valentin Petrov, Petko Ganev, Valeri Stavrev ,
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6380-6385. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6380
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENAMEL AND DENTIN VOLUMES IN PRIMARY TEETH USING MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Ralitsa Bogovska-Gigova , Krasimir Hristov,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6386-6393. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6386
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
MEDIUM-TERM RESULTS OF THE USE OF CEMENTLESS, PLASMA-COATED WITH DISPERSED TITANIUM POWDER AND HYDROXYAPATITE, ANATOMICAL ACETABULAR CAGES
Hristo Petrichev, Spas Radev, Valentin Petrov, Petko Ganev, Valeri Stavrev ,
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6394-6399. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6394
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY AMONG NURSES AND MIDWIVES IN BULGARIA – DELPHI SURVEY
Milena Saleva¹ , Makreta Draganova¹, Eleonora Mineva-Dimitrova², Atanas Anov¹,
1) Department of Health Care Management, Medical Ethics and Information Technologies, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6400-6403. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6400
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
UNPREDICTABLE MANIFESTATION OF MORGANELLA MORGANII CHORIOAMNIONITIS AND NEONATAL DEMISE - А CASE REPORT
Katia Telbiyska^{1, 2} , Mariya Angelova²,
1) Selena University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6404-6408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6404
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
A RARE CASE OF EXTERNAL EAR SKIN PLASTY WITH XENOGENIC BOVINE COLLAGEN MEMBRANE AND PLATELET-RICH PLASMA
Yanko G. Yankov^{1, 2} , Ralitsa V. Yotsova³, Lyuben L. Stoev^{4, 5}, Simeon N. Dimanov³,
1) Department of General and Operative Surgery, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "St. Marina" – Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
4) Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
5) Clinic of General and Clinical Pathology, University Hospital "St. Marina" - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6409-6417. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6409
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION INFLUENCES THE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF 65+ YEAR-OLD PATIENTS
Emilia K. Naseva^{1, 2} , Konstantin N. Ramshev³, Evelina M. Marinova⁴, Nikola A. Ramshev³, Vlayko E. Vodenicharov⁵,
1) Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Public Health "Prof. Tzecomir Vodenitcharov, MD, DSc", Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Cardiology, Clinic of Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, MHAT – Sofia, Bulgaria.
4) Directorate of Public Health and Health Risk, National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Sofia, Bulgaria.
5) Department of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6418-6422. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6418
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DERMOSCOPY AND A-T ADVANCEMENT FLAP FOR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SCALP
Preslav Vasilev¹ , Dragomir Bogdanov², Sibel Ramadan³, Martin Karamanliev⁴, Dobromir Dimitrov⁴,
1) Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Sixth-year medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Propedeutics of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
4) Surgical Oncology Department, University Hospital “Dr. Georgi Stranski”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6423-6427. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6423
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
SIMULATIONS IN DENTAL EDUCATION: HISTORY, CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES – A REVIEW
Ani Belcheva¹ , Antonia Palankalieva¹, Miglena Molhova²,
1) Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Technology and Knowledge Transfer Office, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6428-6432. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6428
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY, STUDY IN BITOLA, NORTH MACEDONIA
Biljana Ilkovska¹ , Bisera Kotevska-Trifunova², Filip Ilkovski³,
1) University St. Kliment Ohridski Bitola, Higher Medical School Bitola, Department of laboratory diagnostics, PHO Clinical hospital dr. Trifun Panovski Bitola, R. Macedonia.
2) Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Acibaden city clinic, Tokuda hospital - Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) High Medical School Dr. Trifun Panovski Bitola, R. Macedonia.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6433-6437. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6433
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
USE OF A STATIC ENDODONTIC GUIDE FOR SEPARATED ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENT REMOVAL
Silviya Dimitrova¹, Viktoria Dimitrova¹ , Stefan Zlatev², Petya Kanazirska³,
1) Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Radiology, Dental Physiotherapy and Allergology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6438-6441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6438
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
THE ROLE OF microRNA IN PERIODONTITIS AND HYPERTENSION
Theodora Bolyarova ,
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6442-6446. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6442
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
WIES VS. JONES PROCEDURE FOR ENTROPION: YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS LEARNING CURVE
Georgi Balchev , Snezhana Murgova,
Ophthalmology department, Medical University Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6447-6451. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6447
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
THYROID METASTASES FROM OVARIAN SEROUS CARCINOMA: A RARE CASE REPORT
Doroteya Malinova^{1, 2} , Radina Dimitrova^{3, 4}, Mira Siderova^{3, 4}, Borislav Chaushev^{5, 6},
1) Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Clinic of General and Clinical Pathology, University Hospital St. Marina, Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Second Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
4) Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital St. Marina, Varna, Bulgaria.
5) Department of Periodontology and Dental Implantology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
6) Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital St. Marina, Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6452-6457. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6452
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT: CASES OF TWO CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH UROLOGICAL DISEASE
Meglena Balaburova¹ , Mariela Kamburova², Eleonora Mineva-Dimitrova², Anelia Simeonova³, Zhenya Andreeva-Simeonova¹, Nezabravka Al-Shargabi⁴,
1) Department of Therapeutic Nursing Care, Faculty of Health Care, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Surgical Nursing Care, Faculty of Health Care, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
4) Clinic of Urology, UMHAT "Dr Georgi Stranski" - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6458-6462. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6458
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
KINESITHERAPY AND PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMES FOR FALLS IN ADULTS
Paraskeva Mancheva¹, Altsek Naydenov¹, Mina Ivelinova², Valentin Velchev¹, Gergana Nenova¹ ,
1) Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Speciality “Medicine”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6463-6470. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6463
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
PREVENTION OF PIN TRACT INFECTIONS IN EXTERNAL FIXATION – A REVIEW ARTICLE
Preslav Penev , Anna Bergaoui,
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6471-6476. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6471
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
IMPLEMENTING A 3D ROBOTIC DIGITAL MICROSCOPE IN THE NEUROSURGICAL PRACTICE: FINDINGS FROM A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
Milan Mladenovski ,
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6477-6483. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6477
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
BIOMEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EVALUATION OF CHITOSAN, BIOACTIVE GLASS AND LAPONITE®/BMP-2 AS SURFACE IMPLANT COATINGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Nikoleta Ivanova¹ , Stoyan Ivanov², Tsanka Dikova³,
1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Dental Materials and Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2025 Jul-Sep;31(3):6484-6487. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025313.6484
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN COMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Boyan Lazarov ,
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Clinic of Urology, MHAT "Sveta Anna - Varna", Bulgaria.
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Date of last updating: 26 September 2025

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