TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 7. Clinical Microbiology A1 - Gomella, Leonard G. A1 - Haist, Steven A. PY - 2007 T2 - Clinician's Pocket Reference: The Scut Monkey, 11e AB - Some of the most common tests performed on patients are the procurement of tissue or body fluids for direct detection of pathogenic organisms to prove or disprove the presence of infection. The results of these tests are critical in guiding the selection of antibiotics for targeted therapy. The following clinical microbiology principles must be considered. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2700790 ER -