Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vital Signs: Improving Antibiotic Use Among Hospitalized Patients
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Scott Fridkin, MD1, James Baggs, PhD1, Ryan Fagan, MD1, Shelley Magill, MD, PhD1, Lori A. Pollack, MD1, Paul Malpiedi, MPH1, Rachel Slayton, PhD1, Karim Khader, PhD2 Michael A. Rubin, MD, PhD2, Makoto Jones, MD1, Matthew H. Samore, MD2, Ghinwa Dumyati, MD3, Elizabeth DoddsAshley, PharmD3, James Meek, MPH4, Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, MPH4, John Jernigan, MD1, Nadine Shehab, PharmD1, Rosa Herrera1, L. Clifford McDonald, MD1, Amy Schneider, MPH1, Arjun Srinivasan, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text)
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Vital Signs: Improving Antibiotic Use Among Hospitalized Patients
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