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Impact of a Targeted Fluoroquinolone Restriction on Antimicrobial Usage at Two Community Hospitals

BACKGROUND: A broad spectrum of activity and excellent oral bioavailability have made the fluoroquinolone (FQ) drug class the first-line option for treating various inpatient and outpatient infections. These advantages have resulted in overuse of FQ, resulting in wide-spread resistance to FQ, increa...

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Autores principales: Borkowski, Jaime, Polisetty, Radhika S, Christensen, Alyssa, Lewis, Steven, Manrique, Luis, Cruz, Jennifer De La
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632000/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.581