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Asymptomatic bacterisputia: Rethinking diagnostic stewardship in pneumonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2021

Owen R. Albin Open the ORCID record for Owen R. Albin [Opens in a new window] ,
Jason M. Pogue ,
Lindsay A. Petty  and
Keith S. Kaye
Owen R. Albin*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jason M. Pogue
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lindsay A. Petty
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Author for correspondence: Owen R. Albin, E-mail: oalbin@med.umich.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 6 , June 2021 , pp. 737 - 739
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