Harvesting the Low Hanging Fruit: A Benchmarking Tool for Implementation of Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Programs in 14 Southeastern Community Hospitals
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150. Harvesting the Low Hanging Fruit: A Benchmarking Tool for Implementation of Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Programs in 14 Southeastern Community Hospitals Bronwen Garner, MD MPH; Yuliya Lokhnygina, MS, PhD; Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, PharmD, MHS; Melissa Johnson, PharmD, MHS; Richard H. Drew, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FCCP; Angelina Davis, PharmD, MS; Daniel J. Sexton, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA; Rebekah W. Moehring, MD, MPH; Infectious Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina
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تاریخ انتشار 2015