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Direct examination of clinical material can often provide the etiological diagnosis of an infectious process (Table 2-1) and the opportunity to initiate appropriate therapy before the results of cultures become available.
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Roberts, G.D., Yu, P.K.W., Washington, J.A. (1985). Direct Examination of Specimens. In: Washington, J.A. (eds) Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Microbiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5070-8_2
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