title: Labs take new role in antibiotic stewardship, championing improved diagnoses, guiding therapy, saving lives, and cutting costs.
authors.affiliation: AdvanDx, Woburn, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents