Call for antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2499-

  Aitken, S L ^a,b   Palmer, H R ^a   Topal, J E ^c,d   Gabardi, S ^e   Tichy, E ^d,f  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Yale New Haven Transplantation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84883452637     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12364     Document Type: Letter

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