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Antimicrobial Stewardship in a world racked by conflict and uncertainty: A Call for global resilience

AMS in conflict areas

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Received: September 18, 2025
Accepted: September 30, 2025
Published: October 31, 2025
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Edmond Puca
edmond_puca@yahoo.com
University Hospital Center, Albania.
Lul Raka
National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, Prishtina, Kosova, Saint Barthélemy.
Najada Como
Department of Infectious Diseases and Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania, Albania.
Entela Puca
Service of Endocrinology, American Hospital, Tirana, Albania, Albania.
Monika Fida
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania, Albania.
Mustafa Altındiş
Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Virology and Microbiology, Sakarya, Turkiye , Türkiye.

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“Antimicrobial Stewardship in a world racked by conflict and uncertainty: A Call for global resilience: AMS in conflict areas” (2025) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 17(1), p. e2025071. doi:10.4084/MJHID.2025.071.
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