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Quick Test Could Tell If a Patient Needs Antibiotics

Jan 26, 2016 · 3 min
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Antibiotics work against bacterial infections but are often prescribed to people with viral infections, which don't respond to the drugs. But a new gene test could show if a patient's infection is viral or bacterial.

 

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