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More Evidence of the Benefits of Rational Antimicrobial Use in Clinical Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David L. Paterson  and
Joseph G. McCormack
David L. Paterson*
Affiliation:
Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Joseph G. McCormack
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Department, University of Queensland and Mater Hospitals, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Australia
*
Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Suite 3A, Falk Medical Building, 3601 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 9 , September 2003 , pp. 642 - 643
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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