Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices Reported by California Hospitals—Annual Hospital Survey Data Submitted via the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014
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148. Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices Reported by California Hospitals —Annual Hospital Survey Data Submitted via the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014 Erin Epson, MD; Kyle Rizzo, MPH; Sam Horwich-Scholefield, MPH; Lynn Janssen, MS, CIC, CPHQ; Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California; California Epidemiologic Investigation Service, Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, Center for Healthcare Quality, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California; HealthcareAssociated Infections Program, Center for Healthcare Quality, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
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