A principal role of the clinical microbiologist includes:

a. quickly and accurately communicating information about the patient in both ver-bal and written formats.
b. assisting nurses and/or phlebotomists on the floor when drawing blood cultures.
c. diagnosing and treating patients.
d. designing software for microbial databas-es.


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The role of the clinical microbiologist is many faceted and includes quickly and accurately communicating information about the patient in both verbal and written formats.

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