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Janice Schakowsky: In the United States, somewhere between 20 and 50 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions in hospitals are either…

On the recordJune 14, 2018
In the United States, somewhere between 20 and 50 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions in hospitals are either unnecessary or inappropriate.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky highlights the high rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in U.S. hospitals.

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