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Blood test distinguishes bacterial from viral infections in newborns
Original: Blood test shows whether newborns with fever have bacterial or viral infection
Researchers have developed a blood test that can show whether a newborn with a fever has a bacterial or a viral infection. The advance could help doctors decide quickly whether infants need antibiotics, reducing unnecessary treatment and speeding up care for babies with serious bacterial illness. Medical outlets are reporting on the test's potential to improve diagnosis in newborns, a group in whom infections are hard to distinguish and can become dangerous fast.
Why now: Rapid, accurate diagnosis of newborn infections could change how doctors prescribe antibiotics, making the finding clinically significant.
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