Antimicrobial stewardship: A collaborative partnership between infection preventionists and health care epidemiologists

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-95

  Moody, Julia ^a   Cosgrove, Sara E ^b   Olmsted, Russell ^c   Septimus, Edward ^d   Aureden, Kathy ^e   Oriola, Shannon ^f   Patel, Gita Wasan ^g   Trivedi, Kavita K ^h  

^a Workgroup Department   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c TRINITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e Sherman Hospital   (United States)

^f Sharp Metropolitan Medical Center   (United States)

^g HCA Supply Chain Services   (United States)

^h Center for Health Care Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84857749095     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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