713Short vs Long Courses of Antibiotic Treatment in Adults with Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia in a Tertiary Inistituition
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Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia in a Tertiary Inistituition Yvonne Peijun Zhou, BSc (Pharm)(Hons); Sarah Tang, BSc (Pharm)(Hons); Yixin Liew, BSc (Pharm), MSc (ID); Jin Cheng Lim, MPharm (Hons); Andrea Kwa, PharmD; Winnie Lee, BPharm (Hons), MSc (Epi); Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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