Today, on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Dr. Don Goldmann, chief medical and scientific officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), discusses key lessons learned from a hospital antibiotic stewardship pilot project. IHI will feature more details in an upcoming Expedition on Antibiotic Stewardship.
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Source: CDC
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