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Cost containment in microbiology will require that the laboratory introduce controls
on ordering and specimen submission. Laboratory personnel must also establish criteria
to limit the extent of specimen processing to the production of information that can
be expected to be clinically useful. This will involve a close interaction with infectious
disease services and clinical departments.
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