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Assessment of vancomycin utilization among Lebanese hospitals

Diana N. Malaeb, Iqbal M. Fahs, Pascale Salameh, Souheil Hallit, Manal Saad, Jassem Bourji and Rabih Hallit
Saudi Medical Journal February 2019, 40 (2) 152-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.2.23872
Diana N. Malaeb
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Iqbal M. Fahs
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Pascale Salameh
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Souheil Hallit
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Manal Saad
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Jassem Bourji
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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Rabih Hallit
From the Department of Clinical Practice (Malaeb, Fahs, Saad, Bourji), Lebanese International University, Mouseitbah, from the Department of Pharmacy (Salameh), Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, from the Department of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Hallit S, Hallit R), Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon, and from the Department of Life Sciences and Health (Malaeb), Paris-Est University, Paris, France
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