December 2014—Prevalence of antimicrobial use in U.S. acute care hospitals: Inappropriate antimicrobial drug use is associated with adverse events in hospitalized patients as well as the emergence of resistant pathogens. Targeting effective interventions to improve antimicrobial use in the acute care setting may help guide safe and effective therapy while reducing the risks and complications of resistant and difficult-to-treat pathogens.
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