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Inappropriate ceftriaxone use in outpatient acute respiratory infection management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2019

Laura M. King*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Pamela Talley
Affiliation:
Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Marion A. Kainer
Affiliation:
Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Christopher D. Evans
Affiliation:
Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Cullen Adre
Affiliation:
Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Lauri A. Hicks
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Author for correspondence: Laura M. King, Email: lfq0@cdc.gov

Abstract

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