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Article: For your next career move, why not infection control? (epidemiologists)
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- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- August 1, 1987
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For your next career move, why not infection control?
Laboratory reports of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, urine colony counts above 100,000/ml, and gram-negative diplococci in cerebrospinal fluid smears share a common denominator --all send up red flags in the mind of an infection control practitioner. This hospital position, which requires much of the same training received by medical technologists, particularly microbiologists, is an advantageous job choice for lab professionals interested in a change of pace.
It is surprising that more laboratorians don't choose to further their careers by entering this relatively new field. In addition ...