Better assessing bacteria sensitivity to antibiotics could change how drugs are prescribed
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
We rely on antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, but the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria forces doctors and patients to contend with shifting treatment plans. Furthermore, current laboratory tests to determine what bacteria is causing a particular infection takes days to complete and, in cases of serious infection, the results are often too late for the patient.