Conventional and genetic laboratory tests used to guide antimicrobial therapy.

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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 laboratory. In most cases, conventional culture-based testing methods continue to be useful. In other situations in...

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