708Risk Factors for Infections after Open Fractures - Opportunities for Improving Prophylactic Antimicrobial Therapy
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Improving Prophylactic Antimicrobial Therapy Kamla SanasiBhola, MD; Sharon Weissman, MD; Joseph Horvath, MD; Rebecca Berdel, MD; Stephan Albrecht, BS; Melanie Whitmire, MA; David Parker, PhD; Helmut Albrecht, MD; University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Infectious Disease, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
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