Impact of guideline-concordant empiric antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia.

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Published in Am J Med on October 01, 2006

Authors

Christopher R Frei1, Marcos I Restrepo, Eric M Mortensen, David S Burgess

Author Affiliations

1: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, Tex, USA.

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