Combating Disease: New rapid diagnostic test for MRSA Superbugs

Published: May 23, 2011, 2 p.m.

b'Today\\u2019s solution is a new blood test that can quickly tell whether patients are infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that\\u2019s become a global plague. This superbug is called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or simply MRSA.'