1640Antibiotic Use Patterns in a Population with Long Term Care-Onset C. difficile Infection Developing after Recent Hospitalization
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C. difficile Infection Developing after Recent Hospitalization Christina Felsen, MPH; Gail Quinlan, RN, MSN; Cathleen Concannon, MPH; Anita Gellert, RN; Deborah Nelson, MSN, RN; Rebecca Tsay, MPH, MLS; Ghinwa Dumyati, MD; Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, PharmD, MHS; New York Rochester Emerging Infections Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Community Health, Rochester, NY; Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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