Effect of communication errors during calls to an antimicrobial stewardship program.

Darren R. Linkin; Neil O. Fishman; Richard Landis; Todd D. Barton; Steven Gluckman; Jay Kostman; Joshua P. Metlay

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Effect of communication errors during calls to an antimicrobial stewardship program.

March 26, 2008

Linkin DR, Fishman NO, Landis R, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28(12):1374-1381.

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Inaccurate or incomplete communication of clinical data by clinicians was associated with errors in antibiotic treatment recommendations in this hospital-based study.

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