MRSA specific scores promote overuse of anti-MRSA antibiotics

M. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America), N. Borsa (Milan, Italy), M. Carugati (Milan, Italy), N. Soni (San Antonio, United States of America), A. Rodriguez (Tarragona, Spain), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), G. Investigators (San Antonio, United States of America)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Pneumonia in 2019: antimicrobial resistance, cardiovascular complications and diagnosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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