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Cost Effective Microbiology<br />

Conclusions<br />

Lab, labor and supplies<br />

Extra hospital days<br />

Missed DRG diagnoses<br />

= small change<br />

= Big bucks<br />

(HUNDREDS), patient<br />

inconvenience<br />

= Big bucks<br />

(THOUS<strong>AND</strong>S) and poor<br />

patient care<br />

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