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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 Open the ORCID record for Austin R. Morrison [Opens in a new window] ,
Rachel M. Kenney  and
Susan L. Davis
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: [email protected]
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 8 , August 2020 , pp. 969 - 971
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