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A Multicenter Study Measuring Appropriateness of Carbapenem Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Gregory Weston ,
Jesse T. Jacob ,
Susan Ray ,
Jay Varkey  and
Robert P. Gaynes
Gregory Weston*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Jesse T. Jacob
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Susan Ray
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Epidemiology Department, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Jay Varkey
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Robert P. Gaynes
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Mailstop 111, 1670 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, Georgia30329 (rpgl@cdc.gov)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 12 , December 2013 , pp. 1324 - 1326
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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