Strategies for improving antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
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Thomas M. File Jr,1,2 Joseph S. Solomkin,3 and Sara E. Cosgrove4 1Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Section, Northeastern Ohio Universities, Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Service, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio; 3Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; and 4Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Management Program, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 53 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011