Lateral Flow Flu Test Could Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics

Published on January 8, 2024

A 30-minute flu test being trialed in care homes could help stop doctors from over-prescribing antibiotics as well as preventing hospital admissions by treating the illness in more vulnerable people earlier. The lateral flow tests, which are said to work in the same way as COVID-19 kits by using saliva samples, are being trialed in care homes in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections, but their over-use can have negative health impacts as well as leading to antibiotic resistance where they cease to have any effect even when they may be needed to treat and prevent bacterial infections....

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