Under The Weather? A Drop Of Blood Can Tell If Antibiotics Are Needed - Forbes - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 25 Jan 16An exciting new test might help us save antibiotics. Needing only a drop of blood, researchers at Duke have developed a rapid assay that can tell viral infections-which generally can't be treated-from bacterial ones that may benefit from antibiotics. While I don't usually write about drugs or products in development, this test piqued my interest and left me excited about its potential to help contain antibiotic overuse.