139Descriptive study of patterns of urine testing and antibiotic use in an inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation population
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139. Descriptive study of patterns of urine testing and antibiotic use in an inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation population Christina Andrzejewski, PharmD; Kathleen Shutt, MS; Henry Freedy, PharmD; Gary Galang, MD; Mohamed Yassin, MD, PhD; Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA; Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Division of Infectious Diseases, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA; Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA
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