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Understanding reasons clinicians obtained endotracheal aspirate cultures and impact on patient management to inform diagnostic stewardship initiatives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2019
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: Portions of these results were presented in a poster abstract at IDWeek 2018 on October 6, 2018, San Francisco, California.
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