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Frequency of empiric antibiotic de-escalation in an acute care hospital with an established Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

BACKGROUND: Expanding antimicrobial resistance patterns in the face of stagnant growth in novel antibiotic production underscores the importance of antibiotic stewardship in which de-escalation remains an integral component. We measured the frequency of antibiotic de-escalation in a tertiary care me...

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Autores principales: Liu, Peter, Ohl, Christopher, Johnson, James, Williamson, John, Beardsley, James, Luther, Vera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27955625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2080-3