基于培养的创新数字计量棒的性能,用于检测细菌尿症

Emre Iseri1,2, Sara Nilsson3, Alex van Belkum4

  • 1Division of Micro and Nanosystems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm, Sweden.

Microbiology spectrum
|December 13, 2023
PubMed
概括

一种新的数字计量棒技术UTI-lizer显示出检测常见尿路感染 (UTI) 病原体的前景. 这项创新提供了与黄金标准相当的快速,简单的测试,可能减少过度使用抗生素和实验室负担.

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