138Do Criteria-Based Urine Cultures Contribute to Unnecessary Antibiotic Use at a Community Teaching Hospital?
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138. Do Criteria-Based Urine Cultures Contribute to Unnecessary Antibiotic Use at a Community Teaching Hospital? Kayla Uganski, PharmD; Kasey Bucher, PharmD; G. Robert Deyoung, PharmD; Nnaemeka Egwuatu, MD, MPH; Andrew Weise, MD; Jessica Prusa, PharmD; Lisa Dumkow, PharmD; Pharmaceutical Services, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, MI; Infectious Diseases, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, MI; Emergency Medicine, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, MI
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تاریخ انتشار 2014