INTEGRATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE INTO CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICE
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https://doi.org/10.30888/2663-5712.2025-34-05-068Keywords:
evidence-based medicine, clinical microbiology, antimicrobial susceptibility, CLSI, EUCAST, diagnostic accuracy, phenotypic and molecular methodsAbstract
Objective: To summarize the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in clinical microbiology and demonstrate how their application enhances the clinical relevance of microbiological studies, the quality of diagnostics, and decision-making in antimicroReferences
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