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Neonatologists' Perceptions of Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sameer J. Patel*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, New York
Emily Rosen
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, New York
Theoklis Zaoutis
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, New York, New York University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Priya Prasad
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, New York, New York University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, PH 4W-475, New York, NY 10032, (sp2172@columbia.edu)

Abstract

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Research Briefs
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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