Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing in 30 Minutes or Less May Help Doctors... (VIDEO)

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A new diagnostic for antibiotic susceptibility testing uses single-molecule DNA counting to determine if urine samples contain resistant bacteria. Here, the antibiotic-treated sample ('treated,' left) shows fewer DNA molecules compared with the same sample without antibiotic ('control,' right), indicating the pathogen is susceptible to the antibiotic.

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Ismagilov Lab/Caltech. Chips provided by SlipChip Corp

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