Health · 3 hours ago
Great Ormond Street's Same-Day Test Finds Hidden Infections in Sick Children
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A same-day genetic test used at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has found hidden and drug-resistant infections in critically ill children that standard tests missed. In a study of 122 children in intensive care, the results changed antibiotic decisions in about a quarter of cases. The test is now being gradually rolled out to around 30 adult and child intensive care units across the UK.
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