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        <journal-title>Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</journal-title>
        <abbrev-title>J Pak Soc Intern Med</abbrev-title>
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      <issn publication-format="print">2709-8729</issn>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2710-0804</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.70302/jpsim.v5i4.2463</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Alarming Surge of XDR Enteric Fever in Pakistan: A Looming Public Health Crisis</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Zeb</surname>
            <given-names>Salma</given-names>
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          <email>salmazeb044@gmail.com</email>
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        <institution>Associate Professor Department of Internal Medicine Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan.</institution>
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        <corresp id="cor1">*Correspondence: Salma Zeb (salmazeb044@gmail.com)</corresp>
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        <day>09</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2024</year>
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        <year>2024</year>
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      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>678</fpage>
      <lpage>680</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-09-20">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>09</month>
          <year>2024</year>
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          <day>13</day>
          <month>11</month>
          <year>2024</year>
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