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A Blueprint for Targeted Antimicrobial Stewardship in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2017

Candace L. Johnson  and
Lisa Saiman
Candace L. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Lisa Saiman*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Department of Infection Prevention and Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
*
Address correspondence to Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, 622 W. 168th St, PH4-470, New York, NY 10032 (Ls5@cumc.columbia.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 10 , October 2017 , pp. 1144 - 1146
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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