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Rapid flu tests may reduce threat of antibiotic resistance

01-22-2007 · EurekAlert!

New tests to rapidly detect the flu are allowing doctors to cut down on the number of hospital patients who receive antibiotics, helping soften the rapidly worsening threat of antibiotic resistance.

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