New test rapidly identifies antibiotic-resistant `superbugs´
(World News Science)

When you get sick, you want the right treatment fast. But certain infectious microbes are experts at evading the very anti-bacterial drugs designed to fight them. A simple and inexpensive new test developed by UC Berkeley researchers can diagnose patients with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in a matter of minutes. The technique could help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics for each infection, and could help limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant `superbugs,` which kill as many as 700,000 people worldwide each year. A new test dubbed DETECT can diagnose patients with antibiotic-resistant infections in a matter of minutes and help limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant...