title: Laboratory response to the challenge of today's medical care environment--using the laboratory cost-effectively to enhance patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical School, Clinical Micro/Virology Lab, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000191:economics; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000191:economics