1327Factors associated with optimizing empiric antibiotic therapy in six hospitals
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1327. Factors associated with optimizing empiric antibiotic therapy in six hospitals Daniel Morgan, MD, MS; Nikolay Braykov, BSE; Marin Schweizer, PhD; Daniel Z. Uslan, MD, MS; Theodoros Kelesidis, MD, PhD; Scott a. Weisenberg, MD, MSc, DTM&H; Birgir Johannsson, MD; Heather Young, MD; Joseph Cantey, MD; Eli Perencevich, MD, MS, FIDSA, FSHEA; Edward Septimus, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, MPH; VA Maryland HCS, Baltimore, MD; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, Washington, DC; Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine/ University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA; Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Clinical Services Group, HCA Inc, Nashville, TN
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