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A descriptive analysis of outpatient antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in Virginia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2020

Hasti Mazdeyasna ,
Shaina Bernard ,
Le Kang ,
Emily Godbout ,
Kimberly Lee ,
Andrew J. Noda ,
Jihye Kim ,
J. Daniel Markley ,
Michelle Doll  and
Gonzalo Bearman
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Hasti Mazdeyasna
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
Shaina Bernard
Affiliation:
Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Le Kang
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Biostatistics, Richmond, Virginia
Emily Godbout
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Healthcare Infection Prevention Department, Richmond, Virginia
Kimberly Lee
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia
Andrew J. Noda
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia
Jihye Kim
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia
J. Daniel Markley
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Michelle Doll
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Healthcare Infection Prevention Department, Richmond, Virginia
Gonzalo Bearman
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Healthcare Infection Prevention Department, Richmond, Virginia
Michael P. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Healthcare Infection Prevention Department, Richmond, Virginia
*
Author for correspondence: Michael Stevens, E-mail: michael.stevens@vcuhealth.org
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , March 2021 , pp. 361 - 362
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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