Conventional and genetic laboratory tests used to guide antimicrobial therapy.

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Conventional and genetic laboratory tests used to guide antimicrobial therapy.

Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Oct 1998

Cockerill F R

Abstract excerpt

Detection of antimicrobial resistance is important so that clinicians can make rational decisions about optimal antimicrobial therapy for their patients. During the past decade, new types of antimicrobial resistance have emerged, some of which present new challenges for the clinical microbiology...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Bacteria
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Enterococcus
Genotype
HIV
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic

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