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Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department Based on Local Antibiotic Resistance Patterns: Implications for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2015

Nathan J. Hudepohl ,
Cheston B. Cunha  and
Leonard A. Mermel
Nathan J. Hudepohl*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Cheston B. Cunha
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Lifespan Health System, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University Providence, Rhode Island
Leonard A. Mermel
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University Providence, Rhode Island.
*
Address correspondence to Nathan J. Hudepohl, MD, 593 Eddy Street, Claverick 1st Floor, Providence, RI 02903 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , March 2016 , pp. 359 - 360
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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