Hospital statistics for antibiotics: defined versus prescribed daily dose.

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Published in Infection on June 29, 2014

Authors

C Gagliotti1, E Ricchizzi, R Buttazzi, F Tumietto, D Resi, M L Moro

Author Affiliations

1: Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regionale Emilia-Romagna, Viale Aldo Moro 21, 40127, Bologna, Italy, cgagliotti@regione.emilia-romagna.it.

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