Implementation of a Vancomycin AUC Monitoring Program: Peaks and Pitfalls
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چکیده
714. Development of an Evidence-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Smartphone App in a Tertiary Academic Pediatric and Women’s Health Centre in Canada Kathryn Slayter, BScPharm, PharmD; Jennifer Turple, BScPharm; Jeannette L. Comeau, MD, MSc; Karina A. Top, MD, MS; Joanne M. Langley, MD, FRCPC, FSHEA; Tim Mailman, MD and Scott A. Halperin, MD; IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, Halifax, NS, Canada
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