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Letter to the Editor

Using point prevalence survey to define burden of antimicrobial use among 35 adult intensive care units in Brazil

Iolanda Alves BragaFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil;
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Paola Amaral de CamposInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Deivid William da Fonseca BatistãoFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil;
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Paulo Pinto Gontijo FilhoInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rosineide Marques RibasInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 459-462 | Received 31 Jan 2019, Accepted 05 Feb 2019, Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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