382Antimicrobial Optimization after Implementation of a Rapid Multiplex PCR Based Diagnostic Test for Positive Blood Cultures at a Children's Hospital
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382. Antimicrobial Optimization after Implementation of a Rapid Multiplex PCR Based Diagnostic Test for Positive Blood Cultures at a Children’s Hospital Emily Thorell, MD, MSCI; Jared Olson, PharmD; Michael Lahart, PharmD; Elizabeth Doby, MD; Anne J. Blaschke, MD, PhD; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
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