Time to positivity of blood cultures supports antibiotic de-escalation at 48 hours

scientific article published on 18 November 2013

Time to positivity of blood cultures supports antibiotic de-escalation at 48 hours is …
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P356DOI10.1177/1060028013511229
P698PubMed publication ID24259644
P5875ResearchGate publication ID258825400

P2093author name stringReuben Ramphal
Kenneth H Rand
Kenneth P Klinker
Joe Pardo
Samuel J Borgert
Gaurav Trikha
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P433issue1
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)33-40
P577publication date2013-11-18
P1433published inAnnals of PharmacotherapyQ4767858
P1476titleTime to positivity of blood cultures supports antibiotic de-escalation at 48 hours
P478volume48