RT Book, Section A1 Chandrasoma, Parakrama A1 Taylor, Clive R. SR Print(0) ID 185051 T1 Chapter 14. Infectious Diseases: II. Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases T2 Concise Pathology, 3e YR 1998 FD 1998 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780838514993 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=185051 RD 2024/04/19 AB The aims of diagnosis in infectious diseases are (1) to recognize that a sick patient is ill with an infectious disease and (2) to identify the specific etiologic agent in order to determine the most appropriate treatment, as the susceptibility of most pathogens to selected antimicrobial agents is known.