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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Must Apply to All

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rodrigo Pires dos Santos
Affiliation:
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Instituto de Cardiologia Fundação Faculdade de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Lucas Magedanz
Affiliation:
Instituto de Cardiologia Fundação Faculdade de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Erci Maria Onzi Siliprandi
Affiliation:
Instituto de Cardiologia Fundação Faculdade de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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