E-nose to sniff out hospital superbugs
22 September 2005
From New Scientist Print Edition
Paul MarksAN ELECTRONIC nose that sniffs out infections could help hospitals tackle outbreaks of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA.
Culture tests routinely used to identify MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) take two or three days to complete. This hampers attempts to manage outbreaks as infected patients remain untreated and at risk of infecting others.
Sometimes, living in the future is very cool.
via the Daily Illuminator