Antimicrobial stewardship in ocular infections: Fourteen years of over-the-counter chloramphenicol in Australia.

Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Save Sight Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: October 2024

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