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Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test

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Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed. A new rapid test could save lives by diagnosing patients in hours rather than several days taken by current bacterial culture methods, meaning they receive the correct…


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Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test