Multiple Choice
Accurate and rapid presumptive identification
A) can many times provide valuable information to clinicians in the early stages of disease.
B) can many times be accomplished by simple procedures in the laboratory.
C) can sometimes shorten hospitalization time and save money.
D) may save lives of infectious disease patients.
E) All of the above are correct.
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