206Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
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206. Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Angela Vassallo, MPH, MS; Snezana Naumovsky, PharmD; Tanya Elgourt, PharmD; Robert Winters, MD; Ellie Goldstein, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; John Lee, PharmD; Infection Prevention and Control, Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA; Pharmacy, Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA; Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA; RM Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica, CA; Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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