Health
Diagnostic Tests Are Missing Link in Solving Superbug Deaths
- Many viral infections are wrongly treated with antibiotics
- Groups like bioMérieux, Oxford Nanopore are developing tests
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Diagnostic tests are the missing link in the fight against superbugs and will be central to preventing millions of deaths, say experts ahead of a pivotal health meeting in New York this week.
Testing patients to determine exactly what illness they have could help prevent the overuse of antibiotics and the spread of drug-resistant infections, which new estimates warn could lead to the deaths of more than 39 million people globally over the next 25 years.