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- Title
Defence work sheds light on hospital bacteria.
- Authors
Nelson, Laura
- Abstract
Researchers have developed a test that will speed up the identification of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals, allowing quicker treatment for patients and curbing the spread of infections. The test tracks down methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria by tagging them with luminescent enzymes and measuring the light they give off. It uses technology first developed at Great Britain Ministry of Defence bioweapons laboratory at Porton Down in Wiltshire to monitor airborne bacteria for bioweapon detection. Worldwide infections of MRSA have steadily escalated since it was first detected in the 1960s.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; LUMINESCENT probes; ENZYMES; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA
- Publication
Nature, 2004, Vol 428, Issue 6982, p457
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/428457a