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A New Year's Resolution: Become a Better Antibiotic Steward

Please join Amesh Adalja, MD, FACP, Senior Associate, UPMC Center for Health Security, as he outlines what a good antibiotic resistance stewardship program looks like, and discusses the important role diagnostics plays.

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