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. 2016 Mar;315(12):1229-30.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1346.

New Societal Approaches to Empowering Antibiotic Stewardship

Brad Spellberg  1 , Arjun Srinivasan  2 , Henry F Chambers  3
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New Societal Approaches to Empowering Antibiotic Stewardship

Brad Spellberg et al. JAMA. 2016 Mar.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Spellberg reports provision of scientific consultation to Cempra, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune/AstraZeneca, Microbial Medical, PTC Therapeutics, The Medicines Company, Tetraphase, and Merck; receipt of funding for data and safety monitoring board services from Dipexium; and ownership of equity in Motif, Synthetic Biologics, BioAIM, and NovaDigm Therapeutics. Dr Chambers reports receipt of consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Genentech, and Theravance; grant support from Cubist/Merck; speaker’s fees from bioMereiux; and ownership of stock in Merck. No other disclosures were reported.

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