CDC grand rounds: Getting smart about antibiotics

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 871-873

  Demirjian, Alicia ^a   Sanchez, Guillermo V ^a   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^b,c   Ling, Shari M ^d   Srinivasan, Arjun ^e   Pollack, Lori A ^e   Hicks, Lauri A ^a   Iskander, John K ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940192758     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6432a3     Document Type: Article

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