Impact of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1391-1395

  Gilligan, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 16544368709     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1391-1395.2004     Document Type: Short Survey

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