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Effectiveness of Education and an Antibiotic-Control Program in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Thailand

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Somwang Danchaivijitr, Thana Khawcharoenporn, Julajak Limsrivilai, Boonyasit Warachan, Thomas C. Bailey, Victoria J. Fraser

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2006 · 147 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Education and an antibiotic-control program constituted an effective and cost-saving strategy to optimize antibiotic use in a tertiary care center in Thailand.

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