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Outpatient Clostridioides difficile infections: An opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2020

Austin R. Morrison
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Rachel M. Kenney*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Susan L. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, Michigan
*
Author for correspondence: Rachel Kenney, E-mail: rkenney1@hfhs.org

Abstract

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Type
Research Brief
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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