The urgent need for nurse practitioners to lead antimicrobial stewardship in ambulatory health care

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 411-413

  Manning, Mary Lou ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS;

EID: 84904669612     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12150     Document Type: Editorial

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