BYU professors Aaron Hawkins, Richard Robison, Adam Woolley and William Pitt created a rapid detection test used to find antibiotic resistant bacteria in blood. (Claire Moore/BYU Photo) BYU professors ...

‌Your doctor might order an antibiotic sensitivity test to find the best treatment for you when you have an infection. It helps determine both the appropriate antibiotic and dosage that you need to ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at the University of Basel created a new test that tracks individual bacteria ...

A study has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospitals. Despite promising previous ...

With the modified agar plate CombiANT it is possible to do high-speed tests in order to see how bacteria react to different combinations of antibiotics. [Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos] Scientists at ...

Researchers have shown that antibiotic concentrations can be detected and measured in the exhaled breath of patients receiving intravenous treatment, raising the possibility that a simple breath test ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine - rapidly, easily and cheaply - how effective two antibiotics combined can be in stopping bacterial growth. The new method is ...

A groundbreaking UK study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...